Writing West Virginia : place, people, and poverty in contemporary literature from the Mountain State /

This book discusses the literary works of several West Virginia writers and how their fiction, characters and novel settings reflect the values of this distinctively Appalachian state. Creasman also discusses varying gender roles and working class West Virginians in fiction by writers such as Breece...

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Main Author:	Creasman, Boyd C. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2016]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	American literature > West Virginia > History and criticism. American literature > Women authors > History and criticism. Women and literature > West Virginia. Social role in literature. Working class in literature. Social values in literature. Appalachian Region > In literature. West Virginia > In literature.

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Summary:	This book discusses the literary works of several West Virginia writers and how their fiction, characters and novel settings reflect the values of this distinctively Appalachian state. Creasman also discusses varying gender roles and working class West Virginians in fiction by writers such as Breece and Ann Pancake, Benedict, McKinney, Settle and Giardina, among others, and how these roles are often reflected in literature from West Virginia's writing community.
Physical Description:	183 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781621901846 162190184X