The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of the American South - Couverture souple

Monteith, Sharon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1107610850 ISBN 13 : 9781107610859

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2013

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This Companion maps the dynamic literary landscape of the American South. From pre- and post-Civil War literature to modernist and civil rights fictions and writing by immigrants in the 'global' South of the late-twentieth and twenty-first centuries, these newly commissioned essays from leading scholars explore the region's established and emergent literary traditions. Touching on poetry and song, drama and screenwriting, key figures such as William Faulkner and Eudora Welty, and iconic texts such as Gone with the Wind, chapters investigate how issues of class, poverty, sexuality and regional identity have textured Southern writing across generations. The volume's rich contextual approach highlights patterns and connections between writers while offering insight into the development of Southern literary criticism, making this Companion a valuable guide for students and teachers of American literature, American studies and the history of storytelling in America.

Revue de presse :

'This collection has strengths in its essays treating the chronological divisions of this field, but it also considers newly developed approaches, including queer and transnational ones ... A helpful bibliographical guide to the various divisions is independent of the essays' notes ... Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.' T. Bonner, Jr, Choice

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1107610850
• ISBN 13: 9781107610859
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 260