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Apocalypse south : judgment, cataclysm, and resistance in the regional imaginary

Title
Apocalypse south : judgment, cataclysm, and resistance in the regional imaginary / Anthony Dyer Hoefer.
Author
Hoefer, Anthony Dyer, 1978-
Publication
Columbus : Ohio State University Press, c2012.

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Description
viii, 188 p.; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Literature, religion, and postsecular studies
Uniform Title
Literature, religion, and postsecular studies.
Subject
  • Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Kenan, Randall > Criticism and interpretation
  • Allison, Dorothy > Criticism and interpretation
  • Apocalyptic literature > History and criticism
  • Apocalypse in literature
  • American literature > Southern States > History and criticism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index.
Contents
Tracing the apocalyptic imaginary -- Southern Jeremiad, American Jeremiad : region, nation, and apocalypse in Faulkner's Light in August -- "Tearing down the temple" : prophetic time and Richard Wright's eschatology of resistance -- "Some say ain't no earthly explanation" : excavating the apocalyptic landscape of Randall Kenan's Tims creek -- "An't it time the Lord did something?" : vindication and the practices of place in Bastard out of Carolina -- Epilogue : Apocalypse south, redux : searching for meaning after the flood.
Call Number
JFE 12-8078
ISBN
  • 9780814212011 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0814212018 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780814293034 (cd-rom)
  • 0814293034 (cd-rom)
LCCN
2012006529
OCLC
YBP 2012006529
Author
Hoefer, Anthony Dyer, 1978-
Title
Apocalypse south : judgment, cataclysm, and resistance in the regional imaginary / Anthony Dyer Hoefer.
Imprint
Columbus : Ohio State University Press, c2012.
Series
Literature, religion, and postsecular studies
Literature, religion, and postsecular studies.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 12-8078
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