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A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American South
Gray
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Description for A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American South
Hardback. From slave narratives to the Civil War, and from country music to Southern sport, this book presents the literature and culture of the American South. It includes discussion of the visual arts, music, society, history, and politics in the region. It explores the work of Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and Zora Neale Huston. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 672 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; DSB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 186 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1366.
From slave narratives to the Civil War, and from country music to Southern sport, this Companion is the definitive guide to the literature and culture of the American South.
- Includes discussion of the visual arts, music, society, history, and politics in the region
- Combines treatment of major literary works and historical events with a survey of broader themes, movements and issues
- Explores the work of Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Zora Neale Huston, Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, as well as those - black and white, male and female - who are writing now
- Co-edited by the esteemed scholar Richard Gray, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
Number of Pages
668
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631224044
SKU
V9780631224044
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99-50
About Gray
Richard Gray is Professor in the Department of Literature at the University of Essex. His books include The Literature of Memory: Modern Writers of the American South, Writing the South: Ideas of an American Region (which won the C. Hugh Holman Award from the Society for the Study of Southern Literature), American Poetry of the Twentieth Century, The Life of ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American South
"The exhaustive range of part 2, "Themes and Issues" merits praise. Rather than focussing on literature or a narrow definition of culture, the editors have solicited some fine essays in subjects ranging from music and religion to sports and popular culture." (American Studies, April 2009) A CHOICE ‘OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE’ “The latest volume in Blackwell's "Companions to ... Read more