Inhaltsangabe:
  • Preface; Introduction: The Historical Context; 1. George Washington Cable's Old Creole Days; 2. Grace King and the Cultural Background of Balcony Stories; 3. Alice Dunbar-Nelson and the New Orleans Story Cycle; 4. Kate Chopin's Bayou Folk; Conclusion: The Literary Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; Index
  • Race and Culture in New Orleans Stories posits that the Crescent City and the surrounding Louisiana bayous were a logical setting for the literary exploration of crucial social problems in America. Race and Culture in New Orleans Stories is a study of four volumes of interrelated short stories set in New Orleans and the surrounding Louisiana bayous: Kate Chopin's Bayou Folk; George Washington Cable's Old Creole Days; Grace King's Balcony Stories; and Alice Dunbar-Nelson's The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories. James Nagel ar