The Kentucky anthology : two hundred years of writing in the Bluegrass State
A journey through the literature, history, politics, and culture of the Bluegrass State with its most important chroniclers For over two hundred years, Kentucky has inspired many of the nation's finest writers, both natives of the Bluegrass State and outsiders who were entranced by its rich natural wonders and culture. Now, for the first time, celebrated Kentucky literary historian Wade Hall has assembled a comprehensive collection of writings embodying the hopes, concerns, and aspirations that have made the state unique and yet so typically American. Hunters, soldiers, adventurers, tourists, farmers, lawyers, preachers, educators, journalists, historians, playwrights, poets, and novelists offer readers an unparalleled literary tour of Kentucky
Print Book, English, ©2005
University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, ©2005
Literature
xv, 880 pages ; 24 cm
9780813123769, 0813123763
61881096
When Kentucky was wilderness: the early years
The scourges of slavery and Civil War
Politicians, teachers, preachers, and occasional poets: writing as avocation
Turning the century: Kentucky writing comes of age
From Arnow to Warren: the flowering of Kentucky writing
The contemporary Kentucky writer
The dramatic tradition in Kentucky
A shower of poets: contemporary Kentucky poetry