Gyascutus
Subtitle: studies in antebellum Southern humorous and sporting writing
By: edited by James L. W. West III.
Contributors: West, James L. W.
Series: Costerus ;; new series ; v. 5-6
Publisher: Humanities Press
Published: 1978
Place of publication: Atlantic Highlands, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: American literature -- Southern States -- History and criticism.; American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; American wit and humor -- Southern States -- History and criticism.; American wit and humor -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; Sports literature -- Southern States -- History and criticism.; Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Southern States.; Popular culture -- Southern States.; Southern States -- Intellectual life.; Southern States -- In literature.; Southern States -- Humor.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Essays: Polk, N. The blind bull, human nature; Sut Lovingood and the damned human race. Shippey, H. P. William Tappan Thompson as playwright. Cox, L. H., Jr. Potter's edition of Instructions to young sportsmen. Gribben, A. Mark Twain reads Longstreet's Georgia scenes.; title: Edited source materials: T. B. Thorpe's Far West letters. An unknown tale by George Washington Harris. Johnson Jones Hooper's The frinnolygist at fault. South Carolina writers in the Spirit of the times. A new mock sermon. The Porter-Hooper correspondence.