The New Orleans writer Grace King was an intensely loyal daughter of the South. Fostered by bitter memories of the Civil War, her loyalty was kept burning by her family's... Læs mere
Offers a concise historical survey of the methods by which the United States government has sought to organise military forces from the... Læs mere
In these fourteen beautifully crafted stories David Slavitt shows his mastery of the form. Elegant, spare, sometimes funny, sometimes elegiac, this collection reflects a writer in admirable control of his craft.
Opens up the feminist critical project by showing that author gender has no bearing on the creation of... Læs mere
One of America's more perceptive younger critics, Louis Rubin is well known for his commentaries on the literature of the South. These essays... Læs mere
David Boyd's biography is the story of one man's dedicated struggle to protect and preserve Louisiana's fledgling state university from the... Læs mere
Recent interest in the life and works of John Crowe Ransom has brought to light the many apparent contradictions and discontinuities in the career of this important man... Læs mere
Focuses on four representative poets - Louise Bogan, Maxine Kumin, Denise Levertov, and Adrienne Rich - to explore the ways in which women writers' treatment of isolation extends our perception of women's experience and our understanding of the alienated human sensibility.