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On matters southern : essays about literature and culture, 1964-2000 / Marion Montgomery ; edited by Michael M. Jordan ; foreword by Eugene D. Genovese

Author
Montgomery, Marion
Published
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2005]
Copyright Date
©2005
Physical Description
vii, 205 pages ; 23 cm
Additional Creators
Jordan, Michael M.

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Contents
The country, here -- Of mulls and memories -- Georgia as a place for writers -- Is regional writing dead? -- Ceremony and the regional spirit -- The sense of violation : notes toward a definition of "southern" fiction -- Southern letters in the twentieth century : the articulation of a tradition -- Bells for John Stewart's Burden -- The agrarians : here and now -- Misunderstanding criticism -- For Andrew, in celebration -- How to get here from there : a tribute to Madison Jones on our passage through Gehenna -- Remembering who M.E. Bradford is -- Walker Percy and the Christian scandal -- Books, books, books : difficult choices in time of intellectual stress -- To my son, going away to school.
Summary
"This work is divided into five sections--"The Author at Work and Home," "On Place and Region," "On Fugitives, Agrarians, and New Critics," "On Individual Authors" and "On Books and Schooling." In the essays Montgomery discusses the importance of place in all serious literature, but especially in southern letters"--Provided by publisher.
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ISBN
0786422246 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Wilkes-Barre copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 20056
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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