A History of the Literature of the U.S. South: Volume 1

A History of the Literature of the U.S. South provides scholars with a dynamic and heterogeneous examination of southern writing from John Smith to Natasha Trethewey. Eschewing a master narrative limited to predictable authors and titles, the anthology adopts a variegated approach that emphasizes the cultural and political tensions crucial to the making of this regional literature. Certain chapters focus on major white writers (e.g., Thomas Jefferson,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108491677
• ISBN13: 9781108491679
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.8" x 9.2"