The Silent Appalachian: Wordless Mountaineers in Fiction, Film and Television Contributor(s): Collins, Vicki Sigmon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476667683 ISBN-13: 9781476667683 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Television - History & Criticism |
Dewey: 813.009 |
LCCN: 2016053676 |
Series: Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.3" W x 9" (0.65 lbs) 228 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Appalachians |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Appalachian literature is filled with silent or non-discursive characters. The reasons for their wordlessness vary. Some are mute or pretend to be, some choose not to speak or are silenced by grief, trauma or fear. Others mutter monosyllables, stutter, grunt and point, speak in tongues or idiosyncratic language. They capture the reader's attention by what they don't say. |