Defining Southern Literature: Perspectives and Assessments, 1831-1952John Earl Bassett Defining Southern Literature delineates several phases in the story of Southern literature. Debate over what makes Southern literature different - or even Southern - goes back many decades, and among the answers has been the debate itself, a uniquely pervasive regional self-consciousness over what makes Southern culture different. Certainly no other American region has been so distinctly "marked" as the South has. Attempts to delineate the special mission, nature, problems, and virtues of Southern writers can be traced back at least to the 1830s, when editors called - with only slight success - for a sectional literature and more supportive Southern readers. |
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... become possible . A Virginian writer , John Esten Cooke , could drop awhile stories of war time and go back to the colonial days held in common by all . A new writer , Mr. Thomas Nel- son Page , could become introduced to literature and ...
... become possible . A Virginian writer , John Esten Cooke , could drop awhile stories of war time and go back to the colonial days held in common by all . A new writer , Mr. Thomas Nel- son Page , could become introduced to literature and ...
Page 358
... become a lost quantity in fiction , and we miss the full , clear , commanding note of the disciplined mind . Our very vocabulary whines or blusters . Turning from the formal traditions in Mr. Young's book , which is more history than ...
... become a lost quantity in fiction , and we miss the full , clear , commanding note of the disciplined mind . Our very vocabulary whines or blusters . Turning from the formal traditions in Mr. Young's book , which is more history than ...
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... becomes , as we must expect , the most protestant of Catholics , his fellow - Southerners , we may predict , will become no less catholic in their protestantism . I want to re - emphasize my earlier statement that it is the strength and ...
... becomes , as we must expect , the most protestant of Catholics , his fellow - Southerners , we may predict , will become no less catholic in their protestantism . I want to re - emphasize my earlier statement that it is the strength and ...
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Defining Southern Literature: Perspectives and Assessments, 1831-1952 John Earl Bassett Limited preview - 1997 |
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