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Critical Essays on the Writings of Lillian Smith (Hardcover)
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As a white woman of means living in segregated Georgia in the first
half of the twentieth century, Lillian Smith (1897-1966) surprised
readers with stories of mixed-race love affairs, mob attacks on
"outsiders," and young female campers exploring their sexuality.
Critical Essays on the Writings of Lillian Smith tracks the
evolution of Smith from a young girls' camp director into a
courageous artist who could examine controversial topics frankly
and critically while preserving a lifelong connection to the north
Georgia mountains and people. She did not pull punches in her
portrayals of the South and refused to obsess on an idealized past.
Smith took seriously the artist's role as she saw it-to lead
readers toward a better understanding of themselves and a more
fulfilling existence. Smith's perspective cut straight to the core
of the neurotic behaviors she observed and participated in. To draw
readers into her exploration of those behaviors, she created
compelling stories, using carefully chosen literary techniques in
powerful ways. With words as her medium, she drew maps of her
fictionalized southern places, revealing literally and
metaphorically society's disfunctions. Through carefully crafted
points of view, she offers readers an intimate glimpse into her own
childhood as well as the psychological traumas that all southerners
experience and help to perpetuate. Comprised of seven essays by
contemporary Smith scholars, this volume explores these fascinating
aspects of Smith's writings in an attempt to fill in the picture of
this charismatic figure, whose work not only was influential in her
time but also is profoundly relevant to ours. Contributions by
Tanya Long Bennett, David Brauer, Cameron Williams Crawford, Emily
Pierce Cummins, April Conley Kilinski, Justin Mellette, and Wendy
Kurant Rollins.
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