Appalachia Inside Out, Volume 2: Culture and Custom

by Robert J. Higgs, Jim Wayne Miller (Contribution by), Ambrose N. Manning (Contribution by)

Overview

The two volumes of Appalachia Inside Out constitute the most comprehensive anthology of writings on Appalachia ever assembled. Representing the work of approximately two hundred authors-fiction writers, poets, scholars in disciplines such as history, literary criticism, and sociology-Appalachia Inside Out reveals the fascinating diversity of the region and lays to rest many of the reductive stereotypes long associated with it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780870498763
Publisher:	University of Tennessee Press
Publication date:	03/31/1995
Series:	Development
Edition description:	1
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Robert J. Higgs is professor of English, emeritus, at East Tennessee State University and the author of Laurel and Thorn: The Athlete in American Literature.

Ambrose N. Manning is professor of English, emeritus, at East Tennessee State University and a noted collector of folk songs and folklore.

Jim Wayne Miller, a poet, novelist, and essayist, is a professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies at Western Kentucky University.

Editorial Reviews

An anthology of fiction, poetry, history, literary criticism and folklore about the mountainous region and the influences on it. The selections in volume 2 are organized around themes such as family and community, dialect and language, sports and play, and regional identity and the future. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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