Reviewing the South: The Literary Marketplace and the Southern Renaissance, 1920-1941 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781316602379)

The American South received increased attention from national commentators during the interwar era. Beginning in the 1920s, the proliferation of daily book columns and Sunday book supplements in newspapers reflected a growing audience of educated readers and its demand for books and book reviews. This period of intensified scrutiny coincided with a boom in the publishing industry, which, in turn, encouraged newspapers to pay greater attention to the world of books. Reviewing the South shows how northern critics were as much involved in the Southern Literary Renaissance as Southern authors and critics. Southern writing, Gardner argues, served as a litmus to gauge Southern exceptionalism. For critics and their readers, nothing less than the region's ability to contribute to the vibrancy and growth of the nation was at stake.

Author: Sarah Gardner
ISBN-10: 1316602370
ISBN-13: 9781316602379
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/11/2019
Pages: 330
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d