A New Reader of the Old South: Major Stories, Tales, Slave Narratives, Diaries, Travelogues, Poetry and Songs, 1820-1920The 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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As it died away , Mingo raised himself slightly , and said , in a tone that was intended to be explanatory , if not apologetic ,“ Miss F'raishy , ef she ain't one sight , den I ain't never seed none . I s'pec'it seem sorter funny ter ...
As it died away , Mingo raised himself slightly , and said , in a tone that was intended to be explanatory , if not apologetic ,“ Miss F'raishy , ef she ain't one sight , den I ain't never seed none . I s'pec'it seem sorter funny ter ...
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Miss Charlotte she done tell him pintedly she ain'nuver gwine marry nobody . An'dee jes done come , she say , ' cause dee had to go ' way round by de rope - ferry ' long o ' de river bein ' so high , an ' dee ain'know tell dee done git ...
Miss Charlotte she done tell him pintedly she ain'nuver gwine marry nobody . An'dee jes done come , she say , ' cause dee had to go ' way round by de rope - ferry ' long o ' de river bein ' so high , an ' dee ain'know tell dee done git ...
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This was Miss Olivia A. Davidson , who later became my wife . Miss Davidson was born in Ohio , and received her preparatory education in the public schools of that state . When little more than a girl , she heard of the need of teachers ...
This was Miss Olivia A. Davidson , who later became my wife . Miss Davidson was born in Ohio , and received her preparatory education in the public schools of that state . When little more than a girl , she heard of the need of teachers ...
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| Վերնագիր | A New Reader of the Old South: Major Stories, Tales, Slave Narratives, Diaries, Travelogues, Poetry and Songs, 1820-1920 |
| Editors | Ben Forkner, Patrick H. Samway |
| Հրատարակիչ | Peachtree Publishers, 1991 |
| Original from | Միչիգանի համալսարան |
| Digitized | 29 Փետրվար 2008 |
| ISBN | 1561450200, 9781561450206 |
| Length | 644 էջ |
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