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State of the Heart : South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love /
This book is an artful love letter to South Carolina, with contributions from a host of nationally and regionally recognized writers who've written short essays on the places that they cherish. This anthology provides a multifaceted historical and personal view of the Palmetto State. Thematical...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia :
University of South Carolina Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book is an artful love letter to South Carolina, with contributions from a host of nationally and regionally recognized writers who've written short essays on the places that they cherish. This anthology provides a multifaceted historical and personal view of the Palmetto State. Thematically organized, this collection offers a geographic and emotional scope that is as diverse as its contributors. Sportswriters describe beloved arenas; historians reflect on church ruins and forts. A playwright recalls the magic of her first theater experience; a food writer revels in a coastal joint that serves fresh oysters. Backyards, front porches, a small library at a children's home, the drama and camaraderie of building the Savannah River Site, and places that are gone except in the memories of the writers who loved them - these are just a few of the locales covered, all showing how South Carolina has changed and inspired people in a variety of ways. This book evokes a sense of history and timelessness by bringing together heartfelt responses to South Carolina locales rooted in memory, drawing on reflection, inspiration, and love. The anthology reveals a state that is more than a playground for tourists; it's a state of human hiding places that echo in the hearts of its literary citizens. Though presented as a book about place, the collection is ultimately about our shared connections to one another, to a complex common past, and to ongoing efforts to frame and build a future of promise and possibility. -- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (248 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781611172522 |