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Adventures with a Texas Humanist
James Lee
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Description for Adventures with a Texas Humanist
Hardcover. In the first two essays in this volume - "The Age of Dobie" and "The Age of McMurtry" - James Ward Lee places the writers, the politicians, and the cultural leaders in the context of each age. Subsequent chapters discuss writers and trends in Texas literature. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 553.
For the first half of the twentieth century, Texas literature, culture, and folklore were dominated by J. Frank Dobie, the man Lon Tinkle called "Mr. Texas." Dobie's Texas was a land of exuberance and romance, a time when Texas was proud of itself and not loath to let the world know it. But the culture of the state changed in the 1960s, and the figure who replaced Dobie as the dominant Texas writer and literary icon was Larry McMurtry. The Texas of Larry McMurtry is a far different landscape. The old certainties were replaced by irony and cultural revolution. The ... Read more
For the first half of the twentieth century, Texas literature, culture, and folklore were dominated by J. Frank Dobie, the man Lon Tinkle called "Mr. Texas." Dobie's Texas was a land of exuberance and romance, a time when Texas was proud of itself and not loath to let the world know it. But the culture of the state changed in the 1960s, and the figure who replaced Dobie as the dominant Texas writer and literary icon was Larry McMurtry. The Texas of Larry McMurtry is a far different landscape. The old certainties were replaced by irony and cultural revolution. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Fort Worth, United States
ISBN
9780875652887
SKU
V9780875652887
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About James Lee
James Ward Lee is an emeritus professor and former chair of English at the University of North Texas. He is a past president of the Texas Folklore Society and author of many articles, books, and reviews. The humorous essays of Texas, My Texas have made him a popular speaker and writer. His Classics of Texas Fiction discusses many of the ... Read more
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