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Silas House is a beloved and celebrated Kentucky author, music
journalist, and activist who has focused nearly all his work on
Appalachia and its culture. His groundbreaking writings across
genres have captured and catalogued Appalachian life while defying
the harmful stereotypes which have labeled the region throughout
American history. House's characters are diverse and complex in
their racial and social backgrounds, their financial status, their
religiosity, their sexuality, and other manners. Such characters
represent the complex moral issues entangled throughout the history
of this region, otherwise known as the "shimmering knot" before
him. In Silas House and the "Shimmering Knot" Before Him, Shurbutt
and the seven contributors will weave together a comprehensive
analysis on House's work focused on Appalachia and demonstrate the
different methods he has used to overcome the standard portrayals
of Appalachian families and culture. Though nationally recognized,
this collection will be the first instance of critical essays on
House's work. The authors will explore and explain House's complex,
often odic approach to his works of fiction and non-fiction.
Contributors will interpret House's use of music, lyricism, and
metaphor in his works and demonstrate the ever-present theme of
breaking the adverse and often untrue stereotypes of Appalachians.
The essays will focus on House's characters in his novels which are
described by the dominate culture as "others." The collection
reveals both the broadness of House's writing and the intersections
of the fictional and nonfictional worlds House creates as he
portrays the "shimmering knot before him," a vision of the
complexity of the moral issues that thread throughout his writing
and make the award-winning author one of the most comprehensive and
engaging voices in Appalachian and American literature today. Silas
House and the "Shimmering Knot" Before Him will provide insightful
examinations of House's works and promote a deeper understanding
and more accurate portrayal of the complexity of Appalachian people
and places.
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