Contemporary Poets, Dramatists, Essayists, and Novelists of the South: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook

by Michael A. Bain, Joseph M. Flora

Overview

From the early 20th century to the present, Southern literary talent has flourished. The newer poets, dramatists, essayists, and novelists of this region often use their writings to explore the changing social values of the South, while also drawing upon traditional Southern values and culture. This reference work is a guide to the writings of 50 contemporary Southern poets, dramatists, essayists, and novelists.

Many of the authors profiled in this volume have established themselves as writers of lasting significance. However, the book also profiles the careers and work of authors who are emerging only now as masters of their art. Each chapter in this book is devoted to a single author, and arranged alphabetically for the reader's convenience. Each is written by an expert on the author, and includes a biographical sketch, a discussion of major themes, a survey of criticism, and a bibliography of works by and about the author. An introductory essay overviews modern Southern writing, and a selected, general bibliography concludes the work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313287657
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/07/1994
Pages:	664
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.62(d)

About the Author

ROBERT BAIN is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With Joseph Flora, he edited Fifty Southern Writers Before 1900 (1987), Fifty Southern Writers After 1900 (1987), and Contemporary Fiction Writers of the South (1993), all published by Greenwood Press.

JOSEPH M. FLORA is Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to the above works on Southern writers, he has written books on Ernest Hemingway and other American authors.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Maya Angelou by Lucinda H. MacKethan
James Applewhite by George S. Lensing
Daphne Athas by Harriette Cuttino Buchanan
Gerald [William] Barrax by Lucy K. Hayden
Wendell Berry by Edward B. Smith
Roy [Alton] Blount, Jr. by Merritt W. Moseley, Jr.
David Bottoms by Peter Stitt
Fred Chappell by David Paul Ragan
Alice Childress by La Vinia Delois Jennings
James Duff by Susan Gilbert
Wilma Dykeman by Patricia M. Gantt and Chip Jones
Charles Edward Eaton by Glenn Blalock
Lonne Elder III by John Sekora
Peter Steinam Feibleman by Randal Woodland
Julia Fields by Sara Andrews Johnston
George Garrett by R.H.W. Dillard
Nikki Giovanni by Patsy B. Perry
Elizabeth Hardwick by Susan V. Donaldson
William Harmon by Marlene Youmans
Beth Henley by Hilary Holladay
Preston Jones by Kimball King
Donald Justice by James A. Grimshaw, Jr.
Florence King by Kathryn VanSpanckeren
Etheridge Knight by D. Soyini Madison
LeRoy Leatherman by Alan T. Belsches
Susan Ludvigson by Judy Jo Small
David Madden by Jeffrey H. Richards
Jeff Daniel Marion by Lynne P. Shackelford
Heather Ross Miller by Bes Stark Spangler
Jim Wayne Miller by Joyce Dyer
William Mills by William Grimes Cherry III
Robert Morgan by William Harmon
Willie Morris by Julius Rowan Raper
Marsha Norman by Billy J. Harbin and Jill Stapleton Bergeron
Guy Owen by Mary C. Williams
Ishmael Reed by Jerry W. Ward, Jr.
George Addison Scarbrough by Robert L. Phillips
James Seay by William Aarnes
Eve Shelnutt by Elsa Nettels
Dave Smith by Corrinne Hales
R. T. Smith by Linda Welden
Dabney Stuart by Gilbert Allen
Henry [Splawn] Taylor by Elizabeth McGeachy Mills
Richard [Williford] Tillinghast by Ed Ingebretsen
Margaret Walker by Mary Hughes Brookhart
James Whitehead by Thomas E. Dasher
Jonathan Williams by John E. Bassett
Miller Williams by Timothy Dow Adams
Tom Wolfe by Daphne H. O'Brien
Charles Wright by Margaret Mills Harper
Appendices
General Bibliography
Index
Contributors

Editorial Reviews

From the early 20th century to the present, Southern literary talent has flourished. The newer poets, dramatists, essayists, and novelists of this region often use their writings to comment upon the changing social values of the South, while also drawing upon traditional Southern values and qualities. This reference presents profiles of 50 modern Southern writers of essays, poems, drama, and novels. Each profile critically comments upon the writer's work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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