| Description |
ix, 215 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-212) and index. |
| Contents |
Whatever else the true American is, he is also somehow black -- Moving among the living as ghosts: a historical overview -- Private violence desirable: race, sex, and sadism in Wilbur J. Cash's The mind of the South -- Men of honor and pygmy tribes: metaphors of race and cultural decline in William Alexander Percy's Lanterns on the levee -- I know the fears by heart: segregation as metaphor in the work of Lillian Smith -- The sadness made her feel queer: race, gender, and the grotesque in the early writings of Carson McCullers -- Thirteen ways of looking at whiteness. |
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American literature -- Southern States -- History and criticism.
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American literature. |
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Southern States. |
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Literature and society -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
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Literature and society. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942 -- Political and social views.
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Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942. |
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Political and social views. |
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Smith, Lillian (Lillian Eugenia), 1897-1966 -- Political and social views.
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Smith, Lillian (Lillian Eugenia), 1897-1966. |
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McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967 -- Political and social views.
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McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967. |
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Southern States -- Race relations -- Historiography.
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Race relations. |
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Historiography. |
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Cash, W. J. (Wilbur Joseph), 1900-1941.
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Cash, W. J. (Wilbur Joseph), 1900-1941. |
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Southern States -- Intellectual life -- 1865-
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Intellectual life. |
| Chronological Term |
1865- |
| Subject |
African Americans in literature.
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African Americans in literature. |
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Race in literature.
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Race in literature. |
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Sex in literature.
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Sex in literature. |
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Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942 -- Pensée politique et sociale. |
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Smith, Lillian Eugenia, 1897-1966 -- Pensée politique et sociale. |
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McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967 -- Pensée politique et sociale. |
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Cash, W. J. (Wilbur Joseph), 1900-1941. |
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Littérature américaine -- États-Unis (Sud) -- Histoire et critique. |
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Littérature et société -- États-Unis (Sud) -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. |
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Noirs américains dans la littérature. |
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Race dans la littérature. |
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Sexualité dans la littérature. |
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États-Unis (Sud) -- Relations raciales -- Historiographie. |
| ISBN |
0807847771 (pbk. alkaline paper |
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0807824917 alkaline paper |
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