The Resource The oral character of American southern literature : explaining the distinctiveness of regional texts, Clay Morton ; with a preface by Hubert H. McAlexander
The oral character of American southern literature : explaining the distinctiveness of regional texts, Clay Morton ; with a preface by Hubert H. McAlexander
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- Summary
- The literary distinctiveness of the American South has been the subject of much scholarly discussion. Although oratory and folklore are often cited as influences on the unique character of Southern literature, no scholar in the field has yet explored orality as a possibly deterministic factor in the shaping of the region's literary and cultural identity. This study makes use of the extensive research available on the differences in kind between oral and literate thought and expression in order to argue that practically every distinguishing feature of Southern literature may be traced to the re
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (iv, 200 pages)
- Contents
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- The oral character of southern culture
- Toward a poetics of southern orality
- Orality and southern narrative : pattern and structure
- Southern epistemology and the psychodynamics of orality
- Isbn
- 9780773421141
- Label
- The oral character of American southern literature : explaining the distinctiveness of regional texts
- Title
- The oral character of American southern literature
- Title remainder
- explaining the distinctiveness of regional texts
- Statement of responsibility
- Clay Morton ; with a preface by Hubert H. McAlexander
- Subject
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- American literature -- Southern States -- History and criticism
- Civilization
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Intellectual life
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Literature
- Oral tradition in literature
- American literature
- Regionalism in literature
- Regionalism in literature
- Southern States
- Southern States -- Civilization
- Southern States -- In literature
- Southern States -- Intellectual life
- Oral tradition in literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The literary distinctiveness of the American South has been the subject of much scholarly discussion. Although oratory and folklore are often cited as influences on the unique character of Southern literature, no scholar in the field has yet explored orality as a possibly deterministic factor in the shaping of the region's literary and cultural identity. This study makes use of the extensive research available on the differences in kind between oral and literate thought and expression in order to argue that practically every distinguishing feature of Southern literature may be traced to the re
- Action
- digitized
- Cataloging source
- OCLCE
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Morton, Clay
- Dewey number
- 810.9/975
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS261
- LC item number
- .M675 2008eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- American literature
- Oral tradition in literature
- Regionalism in literature
- Southern States
- Southern States
- Southern States
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- American literature
- Civilization
- Intellectual life
- Literature
- Oral tradition in literature
- Regionalism in literature
- Southern States
- Label
- The oral character of American southern literature : explaining the distinctiveness of regional texts, Clay Morton ; with a preface by Hubert H. McAlexander
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-192) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The oral character of southern culture -- Toward a poetics of southern orality -- Orality and southern narrative : pattern and structure -- Southern epistemology and the psychodynamics of orality
- Control code
- 760297564
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (iv, 200 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780773421141
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)760297564
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- The oral character of American southern literature : explaining the distinctiveness of regional texts, Clay Morton ; with a preface by Hubert H. McAlexander
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-192) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The oral character of southern culture -- Toward a poetics of southern orality -- Orality and southern narrative : pattern and structure -- Southern epistemology and the psychodynamics of orality
- Control code
- 760297564
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (iv, 200 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780773421141
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)760297564
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Subject
- American literature -- Southern States -- History and criticism
- Civilization
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Intellectual life
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Literature
- Oral tradition in literature
- American literature
- Regionalism in literature
- Regionalism in literature
- Southern States
- Southern States -- Civilization
- Southern States -- In literature
- Southern States -- Intellectual life
- Oral tradition in literature
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