Title Entitled to the pedestal : place, race, and progress in white Southern women's writing, 1920-1945 / Nghana Tamu Lewis

Published Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages) Contents The ladies and the myths : white Southern women's writing -- A white black writer : Julia Mood Peterkin -- A certain mental aberration : Gwen Bristow -- She'll take her stand : Caroline Gordon -- Paving the way : Willa Cather and Lillian Smith -- New beginnings : old sites of authority Summary Nghana Lewis offers a close reading of the works and private correspondences, essays, and lectures of five southern white women writers: Julia Peterkin, Gwen Bristow, Caroline Gordon, Willa Cather, and Lillian Smith. At the core of this work is a sophisticated reexamination of the myth of southern white womanhood Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-201) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject American literature -- Southern States -- History and criticism American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism American literature -- White authors -- History and criticism Women, White, in literature. Race in literature. Women and literature -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Women Authors. American literature American literature -- White authors American literature -- Women authors Literature Race in literature Women and literature Women, White, in literature SUBJECT Southern States -- In literature Subject Southern States Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781587297328 1587297329

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