A Southern Renaissance: The Cultural Awakening of the American South, 1930-1955 - Softcover

King, Richard H.

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9780195030433: A Southern Renaissance: The Cultural Awakening of the American South, 1930-1955

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This perceptive study of a major cultural movement shows how Southern writers of 1930 t0 1955 tried to come to terms with Southern tradition, and discusses the resulting body of significant literature - fiction, poetry, memoirs, and historical writing.

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"A Southern Renaissance is a richer book than I can begin to convey. It is witty, learned and felt, with a relevance beyond the geographical borders of its subject."--Stephen J. Whitfield, The New Leader


"A book that henceforth every serious student of southern history and southern literature will have to take into account."--David Herbert Donald, The New Republic


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9780195026641: A Southern Renaissance: The Cultural Awakening of the American South, 1930-1955

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ISBN 10:  0195026640 ISBN 13:  9780195026641
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1980
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