Apocalypse south : judgment, cataclysm, and resistance in the regional imaginary /

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"Apocalypse South rectifies the omissions in existing scholarship by interrogating the role of apocalyptic discourse in selected works of fiction by four southern writers--William Faulkner, Richard Wright, Randall Kenan, and Dorothy Allison. In doing so, it reinvigorates discussions of religion...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hoefer, Anthony Dyer, 1978-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2012]
Colección:Literature, religion, and postsecular studies.
Temas:
Faulkner, William, > 1897-1962. > Light in August.
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960. > Uncle Tom's children.
Kenan, Randall. > Tims Creek.
Allison, Dorothy, > 1949- > Bastard out of Carolina.
Faulkner, William, > 1897-1962 > Criticism and interpretation.
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960 > Criticism and interpretation.
Kenan, Randall > Criticism and interpretation.
Allison, Dorothy, > 1949- > Criticism and interpretation.
Allison, Dorothy > Criticism and interpretation.
Allison, Dorothy, > 1949-
Faulkner, William, > 1897-1962.
Kenan, Randall.
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960.
Light in August (Faulkner, William)
Bastard out of Carolina (Allison, Dorothy)
American literature > Southern States > History and criticism.
American fiction > Southern States > History and criticism.
Apocalypse in literature.
Religion in literature.
Apocalyptic literature > History and criticism.
Fin du monde dans la littérature.
Littérature apocalyptique > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire et critique.
Religion dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Literature.
American fiction.
American literature.
Apocalyptic literature.
Southern States > In literature.
États-Unis (Sud) > Dans la littérature.
Southern States.
Literary criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Critiques littéraires.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Tracing the apocalyptic imaginary
  • Southern Jeremiad, American Jeremiad : region, nation, and apocalypse in Faulkner's Light in August
  • "Tearing down the temple" : prophetic time and Richard Wright's eschatology of resistance
  • "Some say ain't no earthly explanation" : excavating the apocalyptic landscape of Randall Kenan's Tims Creek
  • "An't it time the Lord did something?" : vindication and the practices of place in Bastard out of Carolina
  • Epilogue : Apocalypse south, redux : searching for meaning after the flood.

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