The blossoming of Appalachian studies began some thirty years ago. Thousands of young people from the hills have since been made aware of their region's rich literary tradition through high school and college courses. An entire generation has discovered that their own landscapes, families, and communities had been truthfully portrayed by writers whose background was similar to their own. "An American Vein: Critical Readings in Appalachian Literature" is an anthology of literary criticism of Appalachian novelists, poets, and playwrights. The book reprises critical writing of influential...
The blossoming of Appalachian studies began some thirty years ago. Thousands of young people from the hills have since been made aware of their region...
The blossoming of Appalachian studies began some thirty years ago. Thousands of young people from the hills have since been made aware of their region's rich literary tradition through high school and college courses. An entire generation has discovered that their own landscapes, families, and communities had been truthfully portrayed by writers whose background was similar to their own. "An American Vein: Critical Readings in Appalachian Literature" is an anthology of literary criticism of Appalachian novelists, poets, and playwrights. The book reprises critical writing of influential...
The blossoming of Appalachian studies began some thirty years ago. Thousands of young people from the hills have since been made aware of their region...
Surveys images of mountain women from the 1880s to the 1950s in the writings of authors including Mary Noailles Murfree, Edith Summers Kelley, James Still, and Harriette Arnow. Shows changes in descriptions of mountain women from non-native to native depictions, from romantic to realistic presentati
Surveys images of mountain women from the 1880s to the 1950s in the writings of authors including Mary Noailles Murfree, Edith Summers Kelley, James S...
In this innovative work, Danny L. Miller surveys some of the depictions of mountain women from the 1880s to the 1950s, in the writings of Mary Noailles Murfree, Edith Summers Kelley, Anne W. Armstrong, Emma Bell Miles, Jesse Stuart, James Still, and Harriette Arnow. The major aims of the study are to show changes in the descriptions of mountain women--from non-native to native portrayals; from romantic to realistic presentations; and from an emphasis on victimization and drudgery to an emphasis on strength and endurance. Miller identifies qualities that have consistently characterized...
In this innovative work, Danny L. Miller surveys some of the depictions of mountain women from the 1880s to the 1950s, in the writings of Mary Noaille...
