Southern writers at century's end

Başlık:

Southern writers at century's end

Yazar:

Folks, Jeffrey J. (Jeffrey Jay), 1948-

ISBN:

9780813157269

Yayın Bilgisi:

Fiziksel Tanımlama:

1 online resource (xiii, 288 pages) : illustrations

İçindekiler:

Randall Garrett Kenan : myth and reality in Tims Creek / Doris Betts -- Mary Hood : the dark side of the moon / David Aiken -- James Wilcox : the normality of madness / Hugh Ruppersburg -- John Grisham : obsessive imagery / Randolph Paul Runyon -- James Lee Burke : " ... always the first inning" / William Bedford Clark and Charlene Kerne Clark -- T.R. Pearson : debatable heroes / Mary Bozeman Hodges -- Tim McLaurin : Keeper of the moon / Sue Laslie Kimball -- Richard Marius : "the brooding mystery" / Carroll Viera -- Robert Drake : the railroad as metaphor / James A. Perkins -- Kaye Gibbons : her full-time women / Nancy Lewis -- Barry Hannah : Geronimo Rex in retrospect / David Madden -- Anne Tyler : wrestling with the "lowlier angel" / James Grove -- Bobbie Ann Mason : searching for home / Albert E. Wilhelm -- Cormac McCarthy : restless seekers / John G. Cawelti -- Alice Walker : The color purple as allegory / Winifred Morgan -- Fred Chappell : midquestions / Randolph Paul Runyon -- Josephine Humphreys : "hope's last stand" / Elizabeth A. Ford -- Richard Ford : postmodern cowboys / Jeffrey J. Folks -- Andre Dubus : "never truly members" / Lucy Ferriss -- Clyde Edgerton : death and dying / James A. Grimshaw, Jr. -- Lee Smith : Ivy Rowe as woman and artist / Elizabeth Pell Broadwell.

Özet:

"As the essays here point out, Southern writing since 1975 reflects the confusion and violence that have characterized late-twentieth-century public culture. These essays consider the work of twenty-one Southern writers whose most significant fiction has appeared in the last quarter of this century. Many of the essays represent the first serious critical attention paid to these writers." "By examining the work of writers ranging from John Grisham to Bobbie Ann Mason, from Alice Walker to Cormac McCarthy, from Clyde Edgerton to Anne Tyler, the contributors reveal the ways in which Southern fiction of the last twenty-five years differs from that which preceded it. In particular, these writers have explored a wider variety of settings and demonstrated a greater awareness of popular culture than earlier writers as they struggle with the human costs of rapid social change."--Jacket.

Konu Başlığı:

American literature -- Southern States -- History and criticism.

American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.

Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Southern States.

Littérature américaine -- États-Unis (Sud) -- Histoire et critique.

États-Unis (Sud) dans la littérature.

LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.

American literature. (OCoLC)fst00807113

Authors, American -- Homes and haunts. (OCoLC)fst00821779

Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00975769

Literature. (OCoLC)fst00999953

Schrijvers.