Understanding Ron Rash

In this first book-length study of Ron Rash's fiction and poetry, John Lang explores the nature and scope of Rash's achievements, introducing readers to the major themes and stylistic features of his work as well as the literary and cultural influences that shaped it. After a brief survey of Rash's life and career, Lang traces Rash's development through his fourteen books of poetry and fiction published up to 2013.

About the author

John Lang is a Professor of English Emeritus at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia, where he taught from 1983 to 2012. He is the author of Understanding Fred Chappell (published by the University of South Carolina Press) and Six Poets from the Mountain South as well as the editor of Appalachia and Beyond: Conversations with Writers from the Mountain South, a collection of interviews from The Iron Mountain Review, which he edited for more than twenty years.

Summary

The first book-length study of the work to date by the award-winning poet, novelist, and short story writer

Product details

• Authors: John Lang
• Publisher: Univ of south carolina press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2014
• EAN: 9781611174113
• ISBN: 978-1-61117-411-3
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Understanding Contemporary Ame; Understanding Contemporary American Literature; Understanding Contemporary Ame; Understanding Contemporary American Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies