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Informationen zum Autor Ted Olson lives in Johnson City, Tennessee, and teaches Appalachian Studies and English at East Tennessee State University. Klappentext One of the most admired and influential authors to work in and write about Appalachia, James Still excelled in every genre of literature in which he worked, from novels and short stories to poetry, children's books, and folklore collections. This book is intended to help readers more fully understand and appreciate the many facets of Still's literary voice and vision, compiling transcribed versions of virtually all the interviews and oral histories ever conducted with James Still, along with numerous memoirs in which some of the leading voices in the Appalachian studies movement memorably express their appreciation for Still and his literary legacy. Zusammenfassung Helps you understand various facets of James Still's literary voice and vision. This book collects transcribed versions of interviews and oral histories conducted by James Still. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: The Source of the River: James Still's Literary LegacyTED OLSON I. Still in His Own Words: Interviews and Oral HistoriesJames Still: Portrait of the Artist as a Boy in AlabamaWADE HALL An Interview with James StillJ. W. WILLIAMSON "Daring to Look in the Well": A ConversationJAMES STILL and JIM WAYNE MILLER An Interview with James StillTOM and CAROL FRENCH-CORBETT and LOIS KLEFFMAN An Interview with James StillLAURA LEE and FOXFIRE STUDENTS Pattern of a Writer: Attitudes of James StillDEAN CADLE James Still on His Life and Work: An InterviewJUDITH JENNINGS James Still: Conversation with a Kentucky WriterL. ELISABETH BEATTIE Conversations with James StillFRANK EDWARD BOURNE II. Still on Other People's Minds: MemoirsObscurity Begins Back Home for Kentucky's James StillRENA NILES "I Write Because I'm Unhappy When Not Writing"-James StillGURNEY NORMAN "...Some things a man does just for himself ": In Regard to Writing, That's the Philosophy of Gifted Kentucky Author-Poet James StillJOE CREASON Before Saying Yes: Discovering James Still's "First Sweetheart"ANN W. OLSON James "Lucky" Still: A FortunateCAROL BOGGESS Sgt. James Still's Gold CastingsJACK D. ELLIS Both Ends of a Walnut Log: The Correspondence of James Still and Jesse StuartJAMES M. GIFFORD and ERIN KAZEE Why Does Knott County Send the Largest Ratio of Graduates to College?JESSE STUART Personal Memories of James Still and Jesse Stuart: These Noted Writers Had a Great Effect on a Young Knott CountianWILLIAM HENRY YOUNG Green Peppers and a StrawJAN WALTERS COOK Travels with Mr. Still: In Search of Richard JefferiesJUDITH JENNINGS Still Writing After All these Years: An Author Who Began His Career Nearly a Half Century Ago in Hindman, Kentucky, Is Being Rediscovered and HonoredSHIRLEY WILLIAMS Writing About James Still: "Be ye in the world, but not of the world"HERB E. SMITH A Memoir of James StillJONATHAN GREENE In Remembrance of James StillLINC. FISCH Terrain of the HeartLEE SMITH Remembering James StillSILAS HOUSE Remarks at James Still's Funeral (May 1, 2001)LOYAL JONES His Side of the Mountains: The Enduring Legacy of Southern Poet James Still; An Interview with Editor Ted OlsonJEFF BIGGERS Reflections on Pappy StillTERESA L. PERRY REYNOLDS On the Occasion of James Still's 100th BirthdayHAL CROWTHER Index ...
