SONGS OF THE NEW SOUTH by Suzanne Disheroon Green (Editor), Lisa Abney (Editor) ( 9780313313660 )

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Title:

SONGS OF THE NEW SOUTH
WRITING CONTEMPORARY LOUISIANA

By:

Suzanne Disheroon Green (Editor), Lisa Abney (Editor)

Format:

Hardback

List price:	£74.00
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ISBN 10:

0313313660

ISBN 13:

9780313313660

Publisher:

ABC-CLIO

Pub. date:

30 March, 2001

Edition:

Annotated edition

Series:

Contributions to the Study of American Literature No. 8

Pages:

248

Description:

A critical introduction to Louisiana's literature. It focuses on how Louisiana's literature and culture converge with and depart from the rest of the South, and discusses writers from the 1930s to the beginning of the 21st century, including Ernest J. Gaines, Anne Rice and Rebecca Wells.

Synopsis:

The works of Louisiana authors differ from the works of other Southern writers in significant ways. Strong French, Spanish, Native American, and African American traditions shaped Louisiana culture, and Louisiana writers reflect that cultural diversity in their works. So too, historical and religious influences caused Louisiana to develop in a distinct way, and these influences have similarly affected Louisiana writers. The narrative styles employed by these writers generally differ from the styles of other Southern authors. While contemporary Louisiana writers have contributed a substantial body of work to Southern literature, their writings have not received adequate scholarly attention. This book provides a critical introduction to Louisiana literature and gives special attention to how Louisiana literature and culture depart from the rest of the South. The volume is the first collection of scholarly studies focusing on Louisiana writers from the 1930s to the present. Drawing together discussions of 15 of Louisiana's current premier fiction writers, the collection is organized into three broad sections.The first examines Louisiana narratives and folk traditions; the second, influences of religious traditions on Louisiana writers, including Protestantism, Catholicism, and Paganism; and the third, the construction of gender and race in Louisiana culture. Included are discussions of such writers as Ernest J. Gaines, Anne Rice, James Lee Burke, Moira Crone, John Dufresne, Michael Lee West, Rebecca Wells, and Robert Olin Butler.

Illustrations:

black & white illustrations

Publication:

Imprint:

Greenwood Press

Returns:

Non-returnable

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