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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. Kathy H. Olson teaches English and writing classes at Appalachian State University. She lives in Johnson City, Tennessee. Klappentext Best known as the author of the acclaimed novel River of Earth (1940), Alabama native James Still is one of the most critically acclaimed writers of Appalachian literature. This compilation of scholarly essays (new and reprinted from hard-to-find sources) exploring Still's literary work is the first book-length collection of its kind and features contributions from leading scholars and writers, including Wendell Berry, Fred Chappell, Jim Wayne Miller, Jeff Daniel Marion, Diane Fisher, Dean Cadle, and Hal Crowther. The book explores the full range of Still's literary interests, with separate chapters devoted to River of Earth, his short stories, poetry, folkloric writings, and writings for children. Zusammenfassung Best known as the author of the acclaimed novel ""River of Earth"" (1940)! Alabama native James Still is one of the most critically acclaimed writers of Appalachian literature. This volume contains essays exploring Still's literary work! with chapters devoted to his short stories! poetry! folkloric writings! and writings for children. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsIntroduction Ted Olson I. EARLY LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL INFLUENCES Rivers of Earth and Troublesome Creeks: The Agrarianism of James StillH. R. Stoneback Headwaters: The Early Poetics of James Still, Don West, and Jesse StuartChris Green Jesse Stuart and James Still: Mountain RegionalistsDayton Kohler II. RIVER OF EARTH The Still Life in River of Earth: Exploring the Novel's Biographical ContextCarol Boggess Sense of Place in River of EarthRuel E. Foster A Vision of Change: Appalachia in River of EarthMartha Billips Turner "This Mighty River of Earth": Reclaiming an Appalachian MasterpieceTed Olson III. THE SHORT STORIES Slick as a Dogwood Hoe Handle: Craft in the Short StoriesJoe Glaser "Menfolks Are Heathens": Cruelty in the Short StoriesFred Chappell "The Nest": Images of Lost IntimacyRon Willoughby Creative Energy in "Mrs. Razor"Joyce A. Hancock Looking the Story in the Eye: "I Love My Rooster"Randolph Paul Runyon IV. THE POETRY Introduction to The Wolfpen PoemsJim Wayne Miller The Poetry: "The Journey of a Worldly Wonder"Jeff Daniel Marion Still's Poetry and the Western TraditionAleksis Rannit "The Stillness After": Reflections on the PoetryRobert M. West "The Long Way Around": Space, Place, and Syntax in "White Highways"Diane Fisher V. THE WRITINGS ABOUT AND FOR CHILDREN, AND THE FOLKLORIC WRITINGS "We'll have to do something about that child": Representations of Childhood in the Short StoriesKathy H. Olson Journeys of Childhood in the FictionCarol Boggess "Read my tales, spin my rhymes": The Books for ChildrenTina L. Hanlon The Wolfpen Notebooks: A Record of Appalachian LifeJim Wayne Miller VI. THE MAN AND HIS ART: REASSESSMENTS Man on TroublesomeDean Cadle Jim Dandy: James Still at EightyJim Wayne Miller The Seamless VisionFred Chappell A Master LanguageWendell Berry Quality of Life, Quality ofJane Mayhall A Man of the WorldHal Crowther Index ...
