The Humor of the Old South (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813121949)

" The humor of the Old South-tales, almanac entries, turf reports, historical sketches, gentlemen's essays on outdoor sports, profiles of local characters-flourished between 1830 and 1860. The genre's popularity and influence can be traced in the works of major southern writers such as William Faulkner, Erskine Caldwell, Eudora Welty, Flannery O'Connor, and Harry Crews, as well as in contemporary popular culture focusing on the rural South. This collection of essays includes some of the past twe

Author: M. Thomas Inge
ISBN-10: 0813121949
ISBN-13: 9780813121949
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2001
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.55h x 6.41w x 1.05d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2001 pg. 684