Going Nowhere Slow: The Post-South World of Bobbie Ann Mason

While Bobbie Ann Mason references her characters' southern local and speech, and even their largely dysfunctional families, in her fictional world southern history and all it represents seems irrelevant to her characters' lives. Her characters display a lack of self-consciousness and her s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Southern literary journal 1999-09, Vol.32 (1), p.87-97
1. Verfasser:	Fine, Laura
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	American literature American writers Authors, American Criticism and interpretation Faulkner, William (1897-1962) Gender roles Lifestyles Literary characters Literary criticism Love Mason, Bobbie Ann Men Oral literature Popular culture Portrayals Rapists Regions Rock music Stereotypes Video games War
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Zusammenfassung:	While Bobbie Ann Mason references her characters' southern local and speech, and even their largely dysfunctional families, in her fictional world southern history and all it represents seems irrelevant to her characters' lives. Her characters display a lack of self-consciousness and her subdivided South stands as a representation of the United States in general.
ISSN:	0038-4291 2470-9506 1534-1461 2474-8102