Coloring locals [[electronic resource] ] : racial formation in Kate Chopin's Youth's Companion stories / / Bonnie James Shaker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450803303321
• Autore: Shaker Bonnie James <1960->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c2003
• ISBN: 1-58729-428-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 813.4; 813/.4
• Soggetti: Women and literature - Louisiana - History - 19th century; Local color in literature; Racism in literature; Race in literature; Electronic books.; Louisiana In literature
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-146) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Kate Chopin's Canonical and Market Place:Authorship, Authorization, and Authority; 2. Coloring Locals:"For Marse Chouchoute," "A Wizard from Gettysburg,"and "A Rude Awakening; 3. For the Love of Children:Motherhood Lore, Childhood Lore, and the Matterof Prejudice in Five Companion Tales; 4. Beyond Coloring Locals:After The Awakening, "Charlie," andConventional Returns; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Shaker's volume is an important contribution to both Chopin criticism and to the growing field of race research known as whiteness studies. --Choice