Robert Penn Warren's circus aesthetic and the Southern renaissance
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Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2004].
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Book
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First edition.
ISBN
9781572333116, 1572333111
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163 pages ; 24 cm
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McClung Collection - McClung book shelves
813.52 BRADLEY
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Published
Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2004].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781572333116, 1572333111

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-154) and index.
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"In this book, Patricia L. Bradley analyzes the extent to which Warren's 1947 novella "The Circus in the Attic" and its use of the circus trope establishes a critical matrix for interpreting his fiction, poetry, essays, and literary criticism. She then goes on to examine the ways in which authors such as William Faulkner, Thomas Wolfe, Katherine Anne Porter, Caroline Gordon, Eudora Welty, and Ralph Ellison also use the metaphor alternately to mourn and to celebrate changes in both the tenor of the South and the vehicle of the carnival. Even contemporary heirs to the Southern Renaissance, such as Toni Morrison, use the circus trope to similar effect." "Robert Penn Warren's Circus Aesthetic and the Southern Renaissance aligns Warren's work with that of other authors of the Southern Renaissance and examines intertextuality among them. Further, it establishes "The Circus in the Attic" - a short, teachable Warren piece - as central to his canon. Finally, this book reveals the expressive role of the circus in southern history and culture in the first half of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bradley, P. L. (2004). Robert Penn Warren's circus aesthetic and the Southern renaissance (First edition.). University of Tennessee Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bradley, Patricia L., 1952-. 2004. Robert Penn Warren's Circus Aesthetic and the Southern Renaissance. University of Tennessee Press.

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Bradley, Patricia L., 1952-. Robert Penn Warren's Circus Aesthetic and the Southern Renaissance University of Tennessee Press, 2004.

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Bradley, Patricia L. Robert Penn Warren's Circus Aesthetic and the Southern Renaissance First edition., University of Tennessee Press, 2004.

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