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1 online resource (353 pages) |
| Contents |
An overview of Appalachian literature / George Brosi -- Works on Appalachian literature / George Brosi -- The landscape. Lisa Alther ; Fred Chappell ; Nikki Giovanni ; Robert Morgan -- The people. Robert J. Conley ; Ann Pancake ; Mark Powell ; Lee Smith ; Frank X Walker ; Crystal Wilkinson ; Meredith Sue Willis -- Work and economy. Barbara Kingsolver ; Chris Offutt ; Ron Rash ; Charles Wright -- Cultural traditions. Darnell Arnoult ; Pinckney Benedict ; Silas House ; Maurice Manning ; Sharyn McCrumb -- Institutions. Kathryn Stripling Byer ; Elizabeth Cox ; Chris Holbrook ; Jeff Daniel Marion ; Jayne Anne Phillips -- Afterword : on teaching with this book as a text / Morgan Cottrell and Kate Egerton |
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The landscape -- The people -- Work and the economy -- Cultural traditions -- Institutions |
| Summary |
Featuring the work of twenty-five fiction writers and poets, this anthology is a captivating introduction to the finest of contemporary Appalachian literature. Here are short stories and poems by some of the region's most dynamic and best-loved authors: Barbara Kingsolver, Ron Rash, Nikki Giovanni, Robert Morgan, Lisa Alther, and Lee Smith among others. In addition to compelling selections from each writer's work, the book includes biographical sketches and bibliographies for each author. These works encompass a variety of themes that, collectively, capture the essence of Appalachia: love of the land, family ties, and the struggle to blend progress with heritage. This book of fiction is an enlightening companion to non-fiction overviews of the region, including the Encyclopedia of Appalachia and A Handbook to Appalachia: An Introduction to the Region, both published by the University of Tennessee Press in 2006. In fact the five sections of this book are the same as those of the Encyclopedia. Educators and students will find this book especially appropriate for courses in creative writing, Appalachian studies and Appalachian literature. Editor George Brosi's foreword presents an historical overview of Appalachian Literature, while Kate Egerton and Morgan Cottrell's afterword offers a helpful guide for studying Appalachian literature in a classroom setting |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
American literature -- Appalachian Region -- Bio-bibliography
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- American -- General.
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American literature
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| SUBJECT |
Appalachian Region -- Literary collections
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| Subject |
Appalachian Region
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| Genre/Form |
Bio-bibliography
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Literary collections
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brosi, George.
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Egerton, Katherine E.
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| LC no. |
2013001460 |
| ISBN |
9781572339811 |
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1572339810 |
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9781299545571 |
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1299545572 |
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