Becoming Cajun, Becoming American: The Acadian in American Literature from Longfellow to James Lee Burke Contributor(s): Hebert-Leiter, Maria (Author) |
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ISBN: 080713435X ISBN-13: 9780807134351 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $30.88 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
Dewey: 810.952 |
LCCN: 2008050688 |
Series: Southern Literary Studies (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 216 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - South |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From antebellum times, Louisiana's unique multipartite society included a legal and social space for intermediary racial groups such as Acadians, Creoles, and Creoles of Color. In Becoming Cajun, Becoming American, Maria Hebert-Leiter explores how American writers have portrayed Acadian culture over the past 150 years. Combining a study of Acadian literary history with an examination of Acadian ethnic history in light of recent social theories, she offers insight into the Americanization process experienced by Acadians -- who over time came to be known as Cajuns -- during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. |