| "I have been so many people": A Study of Lee Smith's Novels Contributor(s): Bennett, Tanya Long (Author) |
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ISBN: 1940771072 ISBN-13: 9781940771076 Publisher: University of North Georgia OUR PRICE: $31.34 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.40 lbs) 124 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A comprehensive analysis of all of Lee Smith's fiction up through her 2006 novel, On Agate Hill, including her short stories, this study argues that Smith's fiction examines the psychological challenges of living in a society that is, on some level, "rootless." Using post-structuralist theory and narratology, Bennett elucidates Smith's unique narrative explorations of identity. She argues that Smith has made an important contribution to Southern literature, in her consistent focus on the Southerner's post-Civil War self-conflict, and to contemporary literature in general. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bennett, Tanya Long: - TANYA LONG BENNETT is a professor of English at the University of North Georgia, where she has taught for thirteen years. She earned her PhD in English at the University of Tennessee. Her research focuses on twentieth- and twenty-first-century fiction, as well as gender studies. |