Encyclopedia of southern literature Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1997.
ISBN: 0874369525
DDC: 810.997503
LCC: PS261
Edition: (alk. paper)
Summary:
ABC-CLIO's Encyclopedia of Southern Literature surveys the region's
major authors, works, movements, genres, and themes as a method of
illustrating its contributions to American and world literature. The
alphabetically arranged entries contain biographical and literary
history along with bibliographic citations, critical commentary, and
cross-references. Major works such as I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings, Gone with the Wind, and Black Boy appear in separate entries.
There are also extended essays on women in Southern literature,
Robert E. Lee, humor, protest literature, the Mississippi River, the
frontier tradition, the colonial and Civil War periods, theater, and
regional writers. Emphasis is given to women writers, diarists, young
adult literature, African-American writers, and recent bestsellers. A
list of home states indicates the authors from each Southern state as
well as the many writers born outside the region, including Fanny
Kemble, Alex Haley, Ralph Ellison, Jackie Torrence, and Edgar Allan
Poe. Other study aids include a list of major works and their
publication dates, a chronology of cinematic versions of major
titles, and a listing of primary sources. Student researchers,
genealogists, folklorists, librarians and general readers will
appreciate this compelling, definitive reference work on the American
South's contribution to the American and world literature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-527) and index.
Language: eng
Physical Description: xix, 550 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Edition Info: (alk. paper)
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