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gather at the river,notes from the post-millennial south (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Hal Crowther

Prefacio de

Louis D. Rubin

Editorial

LSU Press

Año

2005

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

165

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

22.5x15.1x1.8 cm

Peso

0.38 kg.

ISBN

0807131008

ISBN13

9780807131008

Categorías

Estados unidos de américa
Antologías: general
Literatura: historia y crítica

gather at the river,notes from the post-millennial south (en Inglés)

Hal Crowther (Autor) · Louis D. Rubin (Prefacio de) · LSU Press · Tapa Dura

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To read Hal Crowther is to find yourself agreeing with views on topics you never knew you cared so much about. In Gather at the River, Crowther extends the wide-angle vision of Southern life presented in his highly acclaimed collection Cathedrals of Kudzu. He cuts to the heart of recent political, religious, and cultural issues but pauses to appreciate the sweet things that the South has to offer, like music, baseball, great writers, and strong women.Some of these essays invite debate. Crowther gives a balanced perspective on the tragedy of the Branch Davidians at Waco, shedding light on a different world of religiosity and revealing urban media prejudices for what they are. He describes the unique heroism of a fallen Marine in the Iraq war, a war fought by one class and promoted by another. And his solution to racial conflict -- interracial procreation -- will jump-start readers' sensibilities.In other chapters, Crowther discusses the grim portrayal of the South in early film and the triumphs of Southern music. His literary essays include appreciations of William Faulkner, Thomas Wolfe, Elizabeth Spencer, and Wendell Berry, and a biting lampoon of exhibitionist memoirs. Among the Southerners Crowther profiles with pride are the art historian and Museum of Modern Art curator Kirk Varnedoe; the great, cursed baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson; the curmudgeonly realist H. L. Mencken; and the singer Dolly Parton, whose candid artifice inspires the author's litmus test for Southern authenticity.