Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. viii, 188 p.; 25 cm.

Series statement

1. Literature, religion, and postsecular studies

Uniform title

1. Literature, religion, and postsecular studies.

Subject

1. Apocalyptic literature > History and criticism
2. Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 > Criticism and interpretation
3. American literature > Southern States > History and criticism
4. Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 > Criticism and interpretation
5. Apocalypse in literature
6. Kenan, Randall > Criticism and interpretation
7. Allison, Dorothy > Criticism and interpretation

Contents

1. Tracing the apocalyptic imaginary -- Southern Jeremiad, American Jeremiad : region, nation, and apocalypse in Faulkner's Light in August -- "Tearing down the temple" : prophetic time and Richard Wright's eschatology of resistance -- "Some say ain't no earthly explanation" : excavating the apocalyptic landscape of Randall Kenan's Tims creek -- "An't it time the Lord did something?" : vindication and the practices of place in Bastard out of Carolina -- Epilogue : Apocalypse south, redux : searching for meaning after the flood.

Call number

1. JFE 12-8078

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index.

Author

1. Hoefer, Anthony Dyer, 1978-

Title

1. Apocalypse south : judgment, cataclysm, and resistance in the regional imaginary / Anthony Dyer Hoefer.

Imprint

1. Columbus : Ohio State University Press, c2012.

Series

1. Literature, religion, and postsecular studies
2. Literature, religion, and postsecular studies.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-181) and index.

LCCN

1. 2012006529

ISBN

1. 9780814212011 (cloth : alk. paper)
2. 0814212018 (cloth : alk. paper)
3. 9780814293034 (cd-rom)
4. 0814293034 (cd-rom)

Research call number

1. JFE 12-8078