A New Reader of the Old South: Major Stories, Tales, Slave Narratives, Diaries, Travelogues, Poetry and Songs, 1820-1920Ben Forkner, Patrick H. Samway Peachtree Publishers, 1991 - 644 էջ The literary Canon of the old South is redefined in this remarkable companion to the highly acclaimed A Modern Southern Reader. The literary canon of the old South is redefined in this remarkable companion to the highly acclaimed A Modern Southern Reader. Editors Ben Forkner and Patrick Samway, S. J. have selected from the most original and lasting works of nineteenth-century Southern writing (1820-1920) to reflect the full range of the Southern experience. The thorough introduction illuminates the individual pieces, providing insight into the culture of the Old South, from which rose a new generation of prominent, American writers. Features the work of Kate Chopin, Frederick Douglass, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ellen Glasgow, Henry Grady, Joel Chandler Harris, Thomas Jefferson, James Weldon Johnson, Sidney Lanier, Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, Edgar Allen Poe, Mark Twain, and many others. |
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... John he - he - he don't ' low it , and when Marse John ain't here I - I - I- don't ' low it . " His remonstrance and heroic attitude had very little effect , for the loud talk went on , and chiefly by ejaculation , imprecation , and ...
... John he - he - he don't ' low it , and when Marse John ain't here I - I - I- don't ' low it . " His remonstrance and heroic attitude had very little effect , for the loud talk went on , and chiefly by ejaculation , imprecation , and ...
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... John Randolph of Roanoke described the situation aptly when he said we were holding a wolf by the ears , and it was ... John Taylor , and General John Mason , John Eager Howard , Samuel F. Smith , and John C. Herbert of Maryland , and ...
... John Randolph of Roanoke described the situation aptly when he said we were holding a wolf by the ears , and it was ... John Taylor , and General John Mason , John Eager Howard , Samuel F. Smith , and John C. Herbert of Maryland , and ...
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... John Henry let his hammer fall , Lawd , Lawd , dat day John Henry let his hammer fall . John Henry went to de tunnel , An ' dey put him de lead to drive ; De rock so tall an ' John Henry so small , Dat he lied down his hammer an ' he ...
... John Henry let his hammer fall , Lawd , Lawd , dat day John Henry let his hammer fall . John Henry went to de tunnel , An ' dey put him de lead to drive ; De rock so tall an ' John Henry so small , Dat he lied down his hammer an ' he ...
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A Plantation Echo | 106 |
The Edisto Raftsman | 122 |
Selections from Slave Narratives and Diaries | 131 |
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