Louisiana Creole Literature: A Historical Study Contributor(s): Brosman, Catharine Savage (Author) |
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ISBN: 1617039101 ISBN-13: 9781617039102 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - Regional - Foreign Language Study | Creole Languages - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
Dewey: 840.997 |
LCCN: 2013016686 |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.27 lbs) 278 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Choice 06/01/2014 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Louisiana Creole Literature is a broad-ranging critical reading of belles lettres--in both French and English--connected to and generally produced by the distinctive Louisiana Creole peoples, chiefly in the southeastern part of the state. The book covers primarily the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the flourishing period during which the term Creolehad broad and contested cultural reference in Louisiana. The study consists in part of literary history and biography. When available and appropriate, each discussion--arranged chronologically--provides pertinent personal information on authors, as well as publishing facts. Readers will find also summaries and evaluation of key texts, some virtually unknown, others of difficult access. Brosman illuminates the biographies and works of Kate Chopin, Lafcadio Hearn, George Washington Cable, Grace King, and Adolphe Duhart, among others. In addition, she challenges views that appear to be skewed regarding canon formation. The book places emphasis on poetry and fiction, reaching from early nineteenth-century writing through the twentieth century to selected works by poets still writing in the early twenty-first century. A few plays are treated also, especially by Victor Séjour. Louisiana Creole Literatureexamines at length the writings of important Francophone figures, and certain Anglophone novelists likewise receive extended treatment. Since much of nineteenth-century Louisiana literature was transnational, the book considers Creole-based works which appeared in Paris as well as those published locally. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brosman, Catharine Savage: - Catharine Savage Brosman is professor emerita of French at Tulane University. She is author of Louisiana Creole Literature: A Historical Study and coauthor (with Olivia McNeely Pass) of Louisiana Poets: A Literary Guide, both published by University Press of Mississippi, as well as numerous books of French literary history and criticism, two volumes of nonfiction prose, nine collections of poetry, and An Aesthetic Education and Other Stories. |
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