Title: James Still : critical essays on the dean of Appalachian literature /
Authors: Olson, Ted.; Olson, Kathy H.
Publisher: McFarland,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Still, James, Criticism and interpretation.; American literature Appalachian Region History and criticism.; Appalachian Region Intellectual life.
Abstract: "Alabama native James Still is one of the most critically acclaimed writers of Appalachian literature. This compilation of scholarly essays exploring Still's literary work is the first book-length collection of its kind and features contributions from leading scholars and writers, including Wendell Berry, Fred Chappell, Jim Wayne Miller, Jeff Daniel Marion, Diane Fisher, Dean Cadle, Hal Crowther"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Rivers of earth and troublesome creeks : the agrarianism of James Still / H. R. Stoneback -- Headwaters : the early poetics of James Still, Don West, and Jesse Stuart / Chris Green -- Jesse Stuart and James Still : mountain regionalists / Dayton Kohler -- The still life in River of earth : exploring the novel's biographical context / Carol Boggess -- Sense of place in River of earth / Ruel E. Foster -- A vision of change : Appalachia in River of earth / Martha Billips Turner -- "This mighty River of earth" : reclaiming an Appalachian masterpiece / Ted Olson -- Slick as a dogwood hoe handle : craft in the short stories / Joe Glaser -- "Menfolks are heathens" : cruelty in the short stories / Fred Chappell -- "The nest" : images of lost intimacy / Ron Willoughby -- Creative energy in "Mrs. Razor" / Joyce A. Hancock -- Looking the story in the eye : "I love my rooster" / Randolph Paul Runyon -- Introduction to The Wolfpen poems / Jim Wayne Miller -- The poetry : "The Journey of a worldly wonder" / Jeff Daniel Marion -- Still's poetry and the western tradition / Aleksis Rannit -- "The stillness after" : reflections on the poetry / Robert M. West -- "The long way around" : space, place, and syntax in "White highways" / Diane Fisher -- "We'll have to do something about that child" : representations of childhood in the short stories / Kathy H. Olson -- Journeys of childhood in the fiction / Carol Boggess -- "Read my tales, spin my rhymes" : the books for children / Tina L. Hanlon -- The Wolfpen notebooks : a record of Appalachian life / Jim Wayne Miller -- Man on troublesome / Dean Cadle -- Jim Dandy : James Still at eighty / Jim Wayne Miller -- The seamless vision / Fred Chappell -- A master language / Wendell Berry -- Quality of life, quality of art / Jane Mayhall -- A man of the world / Hal Crowther.