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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... published over a dozen novels by this time . Early in her career she was reviewed as a new realist . Later she became more conservative about current trends in fiction . Here she argues that in putting aside the old - fashioned notions ...
... published over a dozen novels by this time . Early in her career she was reviewed as a new realist . Later she became more conservative about current trends in fiction . Here she argues that in putting aside the old - fashioned notions ...
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... published in 1879. Richard Malcolm Johnston published his " Georgia Sketches " in 1864 and his " Dukesborough Tales " in 1871. Joel Chandler Harris began his Uncle Re- mus stories in 1880. Mary N. Murfree ( Charles Egbert Craddock ) ...
... published in 1879. Richard Malcolm Johnston published his " Georgia Sketches " in 1864 and his " Dukesborough Tales " in 1871. Joel Chandler Harris began his Uncle Re- mus stories in 1880. Mary N. Murfree ( Charles Egbert Craddock ) ...
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... publish works of literary merit was an exciting game , but none of the editors had a clear idea of what literature was ... published a yearbook in- stead of a magazine , and which , under Hervey Allen , DuBose Heyward , and Josephine ...
... publish works of literary merit was an exciting game , but none of the editors had a clear idea of what literature was ... published a yearbook in- stead of a magazine , and which , under Hervey Allen , DuBose Heyward , and Josephine ...
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