Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Field Day and the translation of Irish identities Field Day and the translation of Irish identities Aidan O'Malley This book examines Field Days cultural intervention into the Northern Irish Troubles through individual readings of the fourteen plays produced by the enterprise. It argues that at the heart of this … OL15902006W
The South that wasn't there The South that wasn't there Michael Kreyling Once, history and "the South" dwelt in close proximity. Representations of the South in writing and on film assumed everybody knew what had happened in place and time to create the South. Today, our … OL16093070W
Immigration, Ethnicity, and Class in American Writing, 1830-1860 Immigration, Ethnicity, and Class in American Writing, 1830-1860 Leonardo Buonomo This book examines the close relationship between the portrayal of foreigners and the delineation of culture and identity in antebellum American writing. Both literary and historical in its approach,… OL16815228W
Travel narratives from New Mexico Travel narratives from New Mexico John Emory Dean 200 p. ; 24 cm OL18606254W
Poem, purpose, and place Poem, purpose, and place Colin Nicholson xxii, 254 p. ; 22 cm OL3935647W
Charles W. Chesnutt and the fictions of race Charles W. Chesnutt and the fictions of race Dean McWilliams "Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) was the first African American writer of fiction to win the attention and approval of America's literary establishment. Looking anew at Chesnutt's public and private … OL4789106W
The fugitive race The fugitive race Stephen P. Knadler "Stephen P. Knadler adds to the discussion of the "white question" by contending that the white race has been a fugitive one that ignores the need for dialogue with minorities. The Fugitive Race: Min… OL5952113W