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A companion to the regional literatures of America

A Companion to the Regional Literatures of America is the most comprehensive resource yet published for study of this popular field. Containing more than 30 original essays from both established and up-and-coming scholars, the volume presents: A history of the concept of regionalism, from the early...

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Group Author: Crow, Charles L
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; 21
Subjects:
American literature > History and criticism > Handbooks, manuals, etc
Regionalism in literature > Handbooks, manuals, etc
Littérature américaine > Histoire et critique > Guides, manuels, etc
Littérature régionale > Guides, manuels, etc
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General
American literature
Regionalism in literature
Letterkunde
Amerikaans
Regionalisme
Litterature americaine > Histoire et critique > Guides, manuels, etc
Litterature regionale > Guides, manuels, etc
Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Handbooks and manuals
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470999080
Summary: A Companion to the Regional Literatures of America is the most comprehensive resource yet published for study of this popular field. Containing more than 30 original essays from both established and up-and-coming scholars, the volume presents: A history of the concept of regionalism, from the early years of the republic through to the current renaissance of literature rooted in place. A broad spectrum of theoretical approaches, including those drawn from ecology, cultural studies, feminism, and Native American studies. Profiles of the literature of specific regions of the United States, from
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xvi, 606 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 1405128984
9781405128988
0631226311
9780631226314
9781405165181
1405165189
128028465X
9781280284656
9780470999080
047099908X
Index Number: PS169
CLC: I712.06
Contents: pt. 1. History and theory of regionalism in the United States. Contemporary regionalism / Michael Kowalewski -- The cultural work of American regionalism / Stephanie Foote -- Letting go our grand obsessions : notes toward a new literary history of the American frontiers / Annette Kolodny -- Region and race : national identity and the Southern past / Lori Robison -- Regionalism in the era of the New Deal / Lauren Coats and Nihad M. Farooq -- Realism and regionalism / Donna Campbell -- Taking feminism and regionalism toward the third wave / Krista Comer -- Regionalism and ecology / David Mazel

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