Six Poets from the Mountain South: Sherman's Troops in the Savannah and Carolinas Campaigns

by John Lang

In the most extensive work to date on major poets from the mountain South, John Lang takes as his point of departure an oft-quoted remark by Jim Wayne Miller: "Appalachian literature is -- and has always been -- as decidedly worldly, secular, and profane in its outlook as the [region's] traditional religion appears to be spiritual and otherworldly." Although this statement may be accurate for Miller's own poetry and fiction, Lang maintains that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807135607
• ISBN13: 9780807135600
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"