Thomas Wolfe and Lost Children in Southern Literature /

"First published in 1937, Thomas Wolfe's The Lost Boy gives name to the theme of lost children that has permeated much of southern literature and provides a template for telling their stories. In Thomas Wolfe and Lost Children in Southern Literature, which grew out of many years of teachin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Eckard, Paula Gallant (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2016]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Wolfe, Thomas, > 1900-1938 > Influence.
Wolfe, Thomas, > 1900-1938. > Lost boy.
Andrae, A.
Wolfe, Thomas > 1900-1938
Wolfe, Thomas, > 1900-1938.
Lost boy (Wolfe, Thomas)
American literature > Southern States > History and criticism.
Loss (Psychology) in literature.
Missing children in literature.
Vermisstes Kind > Motiv
Verlust > Motiv
Verlust
Trauma
Literatur
Kind > Motiv
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
American literature.
Perte (Psychologie) dans la litterature.
USA > Südstaaten
Southern States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The roots of lostness
  • Thomas Wolfe and the legacy of The lost boy
  • Storytelling as refuge: Fred Chappell's I am one of you forever
  • Memory and obsession in Appalachia: Mark Powell's prodigals
  • Survival in the New South: Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
  • Crossing racial boundaries: Sue Monk Kidd's The secret life of bees
  • Lost generations and war: In country by Bobbie Ann Mason
  • Narrative and war: Robert Olmstead's Coal black horse
  • Finding self among the ruins: On Agate Hill by Lee Smith.

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