The oral character of American southern literature : explaining the distinctiveness of regional texts /

The literary distinctiveness of the American South has been the subject of much scholarly discussion. Although oratory and folklore are often cited as influences on the unique character of Southern literature, no scholar in the field has yet explored orality as a possibly deterministic factor in the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morton, Clay
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2008.
Temas:
American literature > Southern States > History and criticism.
Oral tradition in literature.
Regionalism in literature.
Tradition orale dans la littérature.
Littérature régionale.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature.
Civilization.
Intellectual life.
Literature.
Southern States > In literature.
Southern States > Civilization.
Southern States > Intellectual life.
États-Unis (Sud) > Dans la littérature.
États-Unis (Sud) > Civilisation.
Southern States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The literary distinctiveness of the American South has been the subject of much scholarly discussion. Although oratory and folklore are often cited as influences on the unique character of Southern literature, no scholar in the field has yet explored orality as a possibly deterministic factor in the shaping of the region's literary and cultural identity. This study makes use of the extensive research available on the differences in kind between oral and literate thought and expression in order to argue that practically every distinguishing feature of Southern literature may be traced to the re.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (iv, 200 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-192) and index.
ISBN:9780773421141
0773421149

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