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

Author/creator Montgomery, Marion
Other author Jordan, Michael M.
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2005.
Descriptionviii, 205 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
American literature--Southern States. --History and criticism.
Southern States--Intellectual life.
Southern States--In literature.
Southern States--Civilization.

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.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliography note"Books by Marion Montgomery": p. 199.
LCCN 2005013992
ISBN0786422246 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PS261 .M655 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold