The North of the South - The Natural World and the National Imaginary in the Literature of the Upper South (Paperback)

Over the past generation the Deep South has become the primary focus, and the plantation the predominant site, in southern literary studies. These developments followed academic interest first in postcolonial studies and more recently in globalization studies and conceptions of the Global South. With The North of the South Barbara Ladd turns her attention to the Upper South, exploring the fluidity of regional boundaries in this part of the world. In so doing she argues for greater attention to the impact of its distinctive ecosystems on its literature and points out the complex ways the Upper South's cultural and natural histories are foundational for our national imaginary. Surprisingly, it is Edgar Allan Poe who anchors this study. No longer American literary nationalism's most famous misfit, here he is shown to be remarkably attentive to both the natural and the nationalizing world around him, to have engaged deeply and critically with the environmental and the nationalist vision of Thomas Jefferson. Poe left a legacy of national melancholy around questions of American origins and possible futures discernible in the Souths of Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Cormac McCarthy, and Toni Morrison. In her examination of these cultural aspects of the Upper South, Ladd plumbs the depths of Poe's influence on southern literary studies.

General

Imprint:	University of Georgia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures Series
Release date:	September 2022
Authors:	Barbara Ladd
Dimensions:	216 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	277
ISBN-13:	978-0-8203-6252-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > History > History of other lands Promotions
LSN:	0-8203-6252-2
Barcode:	9780820362526

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