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

Title
Apocalypse south [electronic resource] : 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
1 online resource (viii, 188 p.)
Series Statement
Literature, religion, and postsecular studies
Uniform Title
Apocalypse south (Online)
Alternative Title
Apocalypse south (Online)
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.
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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.
LCCN
2012006529
OCLC
ssj0001349204
Author
Hoefer, Anthony Dyer, 1978-
Title
Apocalypse south [electronic resource] : judgment, cataclysm, and resistance in the regional imaginary / Anthony Dyer Hoefer.
Imprint
Columbus : Ohio State University Press, c2012.
Series
Literature, religion, and postsecular studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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