A literate South : reading before emancipation /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

A pervasive assumption about the culture of the southern United States is that it is firmly rooted in an oral tradition, not a written one. Schweiger complicates our understanding of literacy and reading in the American South before emancipation by shedding light on literature's importance in h...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schweiger, Beth Barton (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Temas:
1800-1899
Literacy > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Books and reading > Southern States > History > 19th century.
White people > Books and reading > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Enslaved persons > Books and reading > Southern States > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Books and reading > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Writing > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Livres et lecture > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Personnes blanches > Livres et lecture > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclaves > Livres et lecture > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Livres et lecture > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Écriture > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Books & Reading.
African Americans > Books and reading.
Books and reading.
Literacy.
Writing.
Southern States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION The Presence of Print; PART I: A Good English Education; CHAPTER ONE Spellers; CHAPTER TWO Grammars; CHAPTER THREE Rhetorics; PART II: A Musical, Literary, and Christian Miscellany; CHAPTER FOUR Songs; CHAPTER FIVE Stories; CHAPTER SIX Doctrines; EPILOGUE A Literate South; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Ejemplares similares