Becoming Cajun, becoming American : the Acadian in American literature from Longfellow to James Lee Burke / Maria Hebert-Leiter.
| Author/creator | Hebert-Leiter, Maria |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2009. |
| Description | x, 200 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Southern literary studies Southern literary studies. ^A17900 |
| Contents | Introduction: from Acadian to American: the paradox of Cajun American identity -- Longfellow's Evangeline: the origins of American myth and Cajun memory -- How to become American: the irony of George Washington Cable's Bonaventure -- The awakening awakened: Cajun identity and female sexuality in the fiction of Kate Chopin -- Our Cajun America: twentieth-century revisions of Cajun representation -- The journey home: James Lee Burke's parable of Cajun assimilation -- Embracing difference: Cajuns take the next step in Cajun representation -- Conclusion: local pride, global connections: twenty-first-century Cajuns. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-190) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008050688 |
| ISBN | 9780807134351 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 080713435X (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS173.A26 H43 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |