James M. Hutchisson, profesor de inglés, profundiza en la rica historia literaria y cultural de Charleston. Su obra académica examina las profundas conexiones entre las creaciones literarias y los entornos urbanos que las inspiraron. La escritura de Hutchisson ilumina cómo los escenarios y los contextos sociales dan forma a la expresión artística, ofreciendo a los lectores análisis perspicaces de autores profundamente entrelazados con el espíritu de Charleston.
Focusing on the life of a notable Charlestonian, this biography explores the author's deep connection to the Gullah culture of Catfish Row, which served as inspiration for a renowned Gershwin musical masterpiece. It delves into the rich cultural heritage and the author's contributions to literature, highlighting the interplay between their work and the vibrant stories of the Gullah people.
Most frequently regarded as a writer of the supernatural, Poe was actually among the most versatile of American authors, writing social satire, comic hoaxes, mystery stories, science fiction, prose poems, literary criticism and theory, and even a play. As a journalist and editor, Poe was closely in touch with the social, political, and cultural trends of nineteenth-century America. Recent scholarship has linked Poe's imaginative writings to the historical realities of nineteenth-century America, including to science and technology, wars and politics, the cult of death and bereavement, and, most controversially, to slavery and stereotyped attitudes toward women. Edgar Allan Poe: Beyond Gothicism presents a systematic approach to topical criticism of Poe, revealing a new portrait of Poe as an author who blended topics of intellectual and social importance and returned repeatedly to these ideas in different works and using different aesthetic strategies during his brief but highly productive career. Twelve essays point readers toward new ways of considering Poe's themes, techniques, and aesthetic preoccupations by looking at Poe in the context of landscapes, domestic interiors, slavery, prosody, Eastern cultures, optical sciences, Gothicism, and literary competitions, clubs, and reviewing.
A biography of Ernest Hemingway that places his life and art in the defining contexts of the women and places that were important to him, and the pattern of mental illness and suicide in his family--Provided by publisher. číst celé