Entitled to the Pedestal [[electronic resource] ] : Place, Race, and Progress in White Southern Women's Writing,1920-1945 / / Nghana Tamu Lewis
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Lewis Nghana Tamu
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Entitled to the Pedestal [[electronic resource] ] : Place, Race, and Progress in White Southern Women's Writing,1920-1945 / / Nghana Tamu Lewis
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| Pubblicazione: | Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 810.9/9287/0975 |
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| Soggetto topico: | Women and literature - Southern States - History - 20th century |
| Race in literature | |
| Women, White in literature | |
| American literature - White authors - History and criticism | |
| American literature - Women authors - History and criticism | |
| American literature - Southern States - History and criticism | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Southern States In literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-201) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. THE LADIES AND THE MYTHS; 2. A WHITE BLACK WRITER; 3. A CERTAIN MENTAL ABERRATION; 4. SHE'LL TAKE HER STAND; 5. PAVING THE WAY; 6. NEW BEGINNINGS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Nghana Lewis offers a close reading of the works and private correspondences, essays, and lectures of five southern white women writers: Julia Peterkin, Gwen Bristow, Caroline Gordon, Willa Cather, and Lillian Smith. At the core of this work is a sophisticated reexamination of the myth of southern white womanhood. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Entitled to the Pedestal |
| ISBN: | 1-58729-732-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910782570403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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