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Vale of humility : plain folk in contemporary North Carolina fiction / George Hovis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hovis, George.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American fiction--North Carolina--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- Characters and characteristics in literature.
- North Carolina--In literature.
- North Carolina.
- Physical Description:
- 325 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- An inviting look at the influence of the yeomans small farm on six modern southern writers
- Contents:
- Introduction: Plain Folk and the Yeoman Ideal in Contemporary North Carolina Fiction 1
- Chapter 1 Doris Betts: Plain Folk in Mill Town 22
- Chapter 2 Reynolds Price: Plain Folk in the Tobacco Belt 58
- Chapter 3 Fred Chappell's Prison/Arcadia: Plain Folk in Appalachia 97
- Chapter 4 Lee Smith: The Yeoman's Wife 138
- Chapter 5 Clyde Edgerton: The Embattled Yeoman 180
- Chapter 6 Randall Kenan: The Black Yeoman 226
- Conclusion: The Yeoman's Legacy 270.
- Notes:
- "An approach to the works of Doris Betts, Reynolds Price, Fred Chappell, Lee Smith, Clyde Edgerton, Randall Kenan."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-313) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781570036965
- 1570036969
- OCLC:
- 85018994
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