Fifty Southern Writers Before 1900
A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook
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ISBN-13:
9780313245183
Veröffentl:
1987
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
18.09.1987
Seiten:
614
Autor:
Robert Etc Bain
Gewicht:
1079 g
Format:
240x161x37 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This collection deserves a long review in order to get the attention it has earned. But how would a reviewer do rounded justice in, say, five hundred words to fifty entries by fifty different scholar-critics on `Southerners whose careers ended before 1900 or thereabouts'? Furthermore, each entry was required to follow a five-part pattern: `a biographical sketch, a discussion of major themes, an assessment of the scholarship . . . a chronological list of the author's works, and a bibliography of selected criticism.' That pattern reinforces a reference-work effect that the precise and experienced editors intended. Only a pedant will quible--yet will also regulary use the book and send students to it. It will outlast any reviewer now alive. American Literature
These companion volumes are at once sweeping and comprehensive. Noted scholars examine the lives and literature of 100 Southern authors, provide for each a brief biography, discussion of major themes, review of criticism, a bibliography on published works, and selected criticism... The scholarship is is meticulous and the essays are lucid and perceptive. Both volumes serve as valuable reference tools on a region of writers that have universal appeal. Library Journal
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