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Mary Austin's Southwest: An Anthology of Her Literary Criticism
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Description for Mary Austin's Southwest: An Anthology of Her Literary Criticism
Paperback. Shines light on the work of Mary Austin (1866-1934), revealing her to be a significant trailblazer for Southwestern literary criticism, with thoughtful introductions to selected writings on her prose, drama, and poetry. Editor(s): Blackbird, Chelsea; Nelson, Barney. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
"If Nationality means anything—and in [the American] case it couldn’t mean race—it must mean the unconscious response of a people to their natural environment."—Mary Austin
Celebrated and controversial author Mary Austin (1866-1934) lived in and wrote about her beloved Southwest, a place that has shaped and been shaped by three distinctive groups: Indian, Spanish, and Anglo. Austin discovered in the Southwest that these cultures blended languages, races, and religions, creating what she believed were unique versions of Catholicism, nature worship, ceremonies, and visions. Those beliefs worked their way through her literary criticism, leading her to ground-breaking ideas of place-based influences, ... Read more
"If Nationality means anything—and in [the American] case it couldn’t mean race—it must mean the unconscious response of a people to their natural environment."—Mary Austin
Celebrated and controversial author Mary Austin (1866-1934) lived in and wrote about her beloved Southwest, a place that has shaped and been shaped by three distinctive groups: Indian, Spanish, and Anglo. Austin discovered in the Southwest that these cultures blended languages, races, and religions, creating what she believed were unique versions of Catholicism, nature worship, ceremonies, and visions. Those beliefs worked their way through her literary criticism, leading her to ground-breaking ideas of place-based influences, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, United States
ISBN
9780874808209
SKU
V9780874808209
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About
Chelsea Blackbird received her master’s degree in English from Sul Ross State University. She writes and works with her husband on a ranch in west Texas. Barney Nelson is associate professor of English at Sul Ross State University.
Reviews for Mary Austin's Southwest: An Anthology of Her Literary Criticism
"Many readers are familiar with Mary Austin as a brilliant nature writer, but few are aware of her achievements as a literary critic. Mary Austin’s Southwest reveals Austin’s breadth and keenness as a critic devoted to multiculturalism, gender issues, and the environment years before these became popular academic topics. In compiling and contextualizing Austin’s critical and theoretical essays, Blackbird and ... Read more