Appalachia has long been stereotyped as a region of feuds, moonshine stills, mine wars, environmental destruction, joblessness, and hopelessness. Robert Schenkkan's 1992 Pulitzer-Prize winning play The Kentucky Cycle once again adopted these stereotypes, recasting the American myth as a story of repeated failure and poverty--the failure of the American spirit and the poverty of the American soul. Dismayed by national critics' lack of attention to the negative depictions of mountain people in the play, a group of Appalachian scholars rallied against the stereotypical representations of the...
Appalachia has long been stereotyped as a region of feuds, moonshine stills, mine wars, environmental destruction, joblessness, and hopelessness. R...
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...
An original novella-length folktale by former Kentucky Poet Laureate Gurney Norman. The book includes the original tale, four essays about the story, and an afterword by the author.
An original novella-length folktale by former Kentucky Poet Laureate Gurney Norman. The book includes the original tale, four essays about the story, ...
