Becoming Cajun, Becoming American : The Acadian in American Literature from Longfellow to James Lee Burke /

From antebellum times, Louisiana's unique multipartite society included a legal and social space for intermediary racial groups such as Acadians, Creoles, and Creoles of Color. In Becoming Cajun, Becoming American, Maria Hebert-Leiter explores how American writers have portrayed Acadian culture...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hebert-Leiter, Maria
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Cajuns in literature.
American literature.
Acadians in literature.
Cajuns dans la litterature.
Acadiens dans la litterature.
American literature > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:From antebellum times, Louisiana's unique multipartite society included a legal and social space for intermediary racial groups such as Acadians, Creoles, and Creoles of Color. In Becoming Cajun, Becoming American, Maria Hebert-Leiter explores how American writers have portrayed Acadian culture over the past 150 years. Combining a study of Acadian literary history with an examination of Acadian ethnic history in light of recent social theories, she offers insight into the Americanization process experienced by Acadians-who over time came to be known as Cajuns-during the nineteenth and twentiet.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9780807136133

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