| Reviewing the South: The Literary Marketplace and the Southern Renaissance, 1920-1941 Contributor(s): Gardner, Sarah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1316602370 ISBN-13: 9781316602379 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - Regional - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 810.997 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies on the American South |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6" W x 9" (1.07 lbs) 330 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gardner, Sarah: - Sarah Gardner is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Southern Studies at Mercer University, Georgia where she teaches courses on the American South, nineteenth-century America, and print culture. She is the author of Blood and Irony: Southern White Women's Narratives of the Civil War, 1861-1937 (2012) and co-editor of Voices of the American South (2004). |