Storied South Voices of Writers and Artists

Name: Storied South Voices of Writers and Artists
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ISBN: 9781469607542

ISBN-10: 1469607549

ISBN-13: 9781469607542

Edition: 2013

Authors: William Ferris

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The Storied South features the voices--by turn searching and honest, coy and scathing--of twenty-six of the most luminous artists and thinkers in the American cultural firmament, from Eudora Welty, Pete Seeger, and Alice Walker to William Eggleston, Bobby Rush, and C. Vann Woodward. Masterfully drawn from one-on-one interviews conducted by renowned folklorist William Ferris over the past forty years, the book reveals how storytelling is viscerally tied to southern identity and how the work of these southern or southern-inspired creators has shaped the way Americans think and talk about the South.The Storied South offers a unique, intimate opportunity to sit at the table with these men and…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 8/5/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.266
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Writers


Eudora Welty


Ernest Gaines


Robert Penn Warren


Alice Walker


Alex Haley


Margaret Walker


Sterling Brown


Scholars


Cleanth Brooks


John Blassingame


Charles Seeger


John Dollard


C. Vann Woodward


Musicians


Bobby Rush


Pete Seeger


Photographers


Walker Evans


William Christenberry


William Eggleston


Painters


Sam Gilliam


Ed McGowin


Benny Andrews


Carroll Cloar


Rebecca Davenport


William Dunlap


Maud Gatewood


George Wardlaw


Julien Binford


Conclusion


Selected Bibliography, Discography, and Filmography


Index


Textual Credits


CD and DVD Notes