Title: A literary history of Kentucky /
Authors: Ward, William Smith, 1907-
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press,
Year: 1988
Subjects: American literature Kentucky History and criticism.; Authors, American Kentucky Biography.; Authors, American Homes and haunts Kentucky.; Kentucky Biography.; Kentucky In literature.; Kentucky Intellectual life.
Contents: Part One: The early years before 1860 -- The beginning -- Poetry and drama -- Historical fiction -- Literature of life in the grand manner -- Literature of slavery -- Part Two: Coming of age 1860-1930 -- The genteel tradition -- Local color literature -- Historical fiction -- Literature of Eastern Kentucky -- Poetry -- Drama and theater -- Children's literature -- Other writers -- Retrospect -- Part Three: Maturity 1930-1980 -- Kenturcky literary renascence -- "Agrarians" and agrarians -- Literature of Eastern Kentucky -- Historical Fiction -- Literature of protest -- Drama and theater -- Literary criticism -- Poetry -- Children's literature -- Other writers -- The current scene: 1975-1985.