Library Journal
Editor Berry brings together a collection of pieces by esteemed Southern writers who have braved the forbidden intentional fallacy to examine autobiography as it is presented in Southern poetry, fiction, and personal narratives. This theme is very similar to that found in Berry's Located Lives: Place and Idea in Southern Autobiography (Univ. of Georgia Pr., 1990). The implication is that, while formal autobiography may not dominate the region's literature, the recurring themes of family, place, and self-identification serve as ideal settings for the revelation of particular authors' recollections of their own past. Despite the editor's stilted and dramatic introduction, this compilation provides an interesting approach to the reading of familiar works. Recommended for academic libraries.--C.R. Amason, Milledgeville P.L., Ga.
Home Ground: Southern Autobiography
by J. Bill BerryIn Home Ground some of the most esteemed writers and critics in southern letters come together to examine autobiography in southern literature and in their own lives. See more details below
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In Home Ground some of the most esteemed writers and critics in southern letters come together to examine autobiography in southern literature and in their own lives.
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Booknews
The essays in this collection were originally presented at the 1989 conference Autobiography, are authors and critics who write with intense emotion on the themes of family and Southern identity from personal and literary standpoints. No index or bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9780826208132
- Publisher:
- University of Missouri Press
- Publication date:
- 12/01/1992
- Pages:
- 216
- Product dimensions:
- 6.24(w) x 9.31(h) x 0.91(d)
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