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The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture Ser.: New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture : Volume 9: Literature by Charles Reagan Wilson (2008, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press
ISBN-100807858757
ISBN-139780807858752
eBay Product ID (ePID)63846698
Product Key Features
Number of Pages534 Pages
Publication NameNew Encyclopedia of Southern Culture : Volume 9: Literature
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Encyclopedias, American / General, American / Regional
Publication Year2008
FeaturesNew Edition
TypeNot Available
AuthorCharles Reagan Wilson
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Reference, History
SeriesThe New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight10 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2007-049484
Reviews"An essential reference book for students and scholars who need a single, contemporary volume from which they can begin their research." --Southern Literary Journal, "An essential reference book for students and scholars who need a single, contemporary volume from which they can begin their research." -- Southern Literary Journal, "The depth and breadth of the biographical entries shows the great care invested in this edition and incorporates a wide selection of the best, brightest and most influential writers and their works." _ Southern Historian, [A] most impressive undertaking, ambitious, accurate, and well executed. _Fred Hobson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, "Replaces and greatly expands upon the 'Literature' section of the original Encyclopedia of Southern Culture ." _ North Carolina Historical Review, "Replaces and greatly expands upon the 'Literature' section of the originalEncyclopedia of Southern Culture." —North Carolina Historical Review, An essential reference book for students and scholars who need a single, contemporary volume from which they can begin their research.-- Southern Literary Journal, "Replaces and greatly expands upon the 'Literature' section of the original Encyclopedia of Southern Culture ." -- North Carolina Historical Review, "The depth and breadth of the biographical entries shows the great care invested in this edition and incorporates a wide selection of the best, brightest and most influential writers and their works." —Southern Historian, "An essential reference book for students and scholars who need a single, contemporary volume from which they can begin their research."-- Southern Literary Journal, [A] most impressive undertaking, ambitious, accurate, and well executed. -Fred Hobson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, [A] most impressive undertaking, ambitious, accurate, and well executed. --Fred Hobson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, An essential reference book for students and scholars who need a single, contemporary volume from which they can begin their research. -- Southern Literary Journal, "The depth and breadth of the biographical entries shows the great care invested in this edition and incorporates a wide selection of the best, brightest and most influential writers and their works." -- Southern Historian
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number9
IllustratedYes
Volume NumberVol. 9
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisCelebrates the South's literary culture and recognizes the evolution of the southern literary canon. This volume includes 31 thematic essays addressing major genres of literature; theoretical categories, such as regionalism, the southern gothic, and agrarianism; and themes in southern writing, such as food, religion, and sexuality., Offering a comprehensive view of the South's literary landscape, past and present, this volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture celebrates the region's ever-flourishing literary culture and recognizes the ongoing evolution of the southern literary canon. As new writers draw upon and reshape previous traditions, southern literature has broadened and deepened its connections not just to the American literary mainstream but also to world literatures--a development thoughtfully explored in the essays here.Greatly expanding the content of the literature section in the original Encyclopedia , this volume includes 31 thematic essays addressing major genres of literature; theoretical categories, such as regionalism, the southern gothic, and agrarianism; and themes in southern writing, such as food, religion, and sexuality. Most striking is the fivefold increase in the number of biographical entries, which introduce southern novelists, playwrights, poets, and critics. Special attention is given to contemporary writers and other individuals who have not been widely covered in previous scholarship., Offering a comprehensive view of the South's literary landscape, past and present, this volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture celebrates the region's ever-flourishing literary culture and recognizes the ongoing evolution of the southern literary canon. As new writers draw upon and reshape previous traditions, southern literature has broadened and deepened its connections not just to the American literary mainstream but also to world literatures -- a development thoughtfully explored in the essays here.Greatly expanding the content of the literature section in the original Encyclopedia , this volume includes 31 thematic essays addressing major genres of literature; theoretical categories, such as regionalism, the southern gothic, and agrarianism; and themes in southern writing, such as food, religion, and sexuality. Most striking is the fivefold increase in the number of biographical entries, which introduce southern novelists, playwrights, poets, and critics. Special attention is given to contemporary writers and other individuals who have not been widely covered in previous scholarship., Offering a comprehensive view of the South's literary landscape, past and present, this volume of "The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture" celebrates the region's ever-flourishing literary culture and recognizes the ongoing evolution of the southern literary canon. As new writers draw upon and reshape previous traditions, southern literature has broadened and deepened its connections not just to the American literary mainstream but also to world literatures a development thoughtfully explored in the essays here.Greatly expanding the content of the literature section in the original "Encyclopedia," this volume includes 31 thematic essays addressing major genres of literature; theoretical categories, such as regionalism, the southern gothic, and agrarianism; and themes in southern writing, such as food, religion, and sexuality. Most striking is the fivefold increase in the number of biographical entries, which introduce southern novelists, playwrights, poets, and critics. Special attention is given to contemporary writers and other individuals who have not been widely covered in previous scholarship., Offering a comprehensive view of the South's literary landscape, past and present, this volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture celebrates the region's ever-flourishing literary culture and recognizes the ongoing evolution of the southern literary canon. As new writers draw upon and reshape previous traditions, southern literature has broadened and deepened its connections not just to the American literary mainstream but also to world literatures -- a development thoughtfully explored in the essays here. Greatly expanding the content of the literature section in the original Encyclopedia , this volume includes 31 thematic essays addressing major genres of literature; theoretical categories, such as regionalism, the southern gothic, and agrarianism; and themes in southern writing, such as food, religion, and sexuality. Most striking is the fivefold increase in the number of biographical entries, which introduce southern novelists, playwrights, poets, and critics. Special attention is given to contemporary writers and other individuals who have not been widely covered in previous scholarship.
LC Classification NumberF209.N47 2006 vol.9
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