Nationalism and the Color Line in George W. Cable, Mark Twain and William Faulkner

Ladd, Barbara

ISBN 10: 0807120650 / ISBN 13: 9780807120651

Published by LSU Press, 1997

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Synopsis:

Ladd (American literature, Emory U.) examines the issues of race and nationalism in the work of three postbellum novelists with strong ties to the Deep South and the Mississippi Valley, arguing that their writing cannot be read exclusively within the context of a nationalistically defined American literature, but must also be understood in light of the cultural legacy that French and Spanish colonialism bestowed on the region. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

From the Back Cover: Nationalism and the Color Line in George W. Cable, Mark Twain, and William Faulkner is a strikingly original study of works by three postbellum novelists with strong ties to the Deep South and Mississippi Valley. In it, Barbara Ladd argues that writers like Cable, Twain, and Faulkner cannot be read exclusively within the context of a nationalistically defined "American" literature, but must also be understood in light of the cultural legacy that French and Spanish colonialism bestowed on the Deep South and the Mississippi River Valley, specifically with respect to the very different ways these colonialist cultures conceptualized race, color, and nationality.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Nationalism and the Color Line in George W. ...
Publisher: LSU Press
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.