A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American South

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A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American South is written by Richard Gray and published by John Wiley & Sons. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0470756691 (ISBN 10) and 9780470756690 (ISBN 13).

From slave narratives to the Civil War, and from country music to Southern sport, this Companion is the definitive guide to the literature and culture of the American South. Includes discussion of the visual arts, music, society, history, and politics in the region Combines treatment of major literary works and historical events with a survey of broader themes, movements and issues Explores the work of Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Zora Neale Huston, Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, as well as those - black and white, male and female - who are writing now Co-edited by the esteemed scholar Richard Gray, author of the acclaimed volume, A History of American Literature (Blackwell, 2003)