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In the global vision of new work in southern studies, the Plantation has re-emerged (after a hiatus of several decades) as the predominant site and trope for discussions of U.S. southern culture to the point where we have seen something of a naturalization of the idea of the twentieth-century and contemporary U.S. South as a "postplantation" culture. No one would argue that the plantation is one very important touchstone in southern literary history, and one with global reach, but there are others: the small farm, the town, the backwoods, the river, and the swamp. In this course, we will examine some of the most salient sites in southern literature and literary history and explore the significance of this imagined country. Reading will include slave and travel narratives, memoirs, novels, short stories, as well as a selection of work on the theory and uses of place and space. Readings-travel narratives and commentary: selections from Frances Kemble, Dickens, Mrs. Trollope, Captain Frederick Marryat, Francis Parkman, Harriet Martineau, and others; selections from Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi, Edward King’s The Great South, and Zora Neale Hurston’s Mules and Men; slave narrative: Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy; short stories: George W. Cable’s "Café des Exilés," "Belles Demoiselles Plantation," and "Jean-ah Poquelin"; Kate Chopin’s "Desiree’s Baby" and "Athénaïse"; Katherine Anne Porter’s "Pale Horse, Pale Rider," and "Noon Wine"; novels: John Pendleton Kennedy, Swallow Barn; Martin Delany, Blake; Elizabeth Madox Roberts, The Time of Man; William Faulkner, Absalom, Absalom!, and If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem; Cormac McCarthy, Child of God. Brief selections from Edward Casey, Doreen Massey, Raymond Williams, and others on place and space.
Requirements: two short reaction papers, a presentation, and a final essay of 4000-5000 words. Poslední úprava: Ladd Barbara, Ph.D. (11.09.2014)
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The Documenting the American South collection of digital texts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has many of the titles: http://docsouth.unc.edu/browse/author/c.html Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy John Pendleton Kennedy, Swallow Barn George W. Cable’s "Café des Exilés," "Belles Demoiselles Plantation," and "Jean-ah Poquelin": all from Cable’s short story collection entitled Old Creole Days Kate Chopin’s "Desiree’s Baby," from Bayou Folk and "Athénaïse," from A Night in Acadie Edward King’s The Great South
Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi, available on Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/245/245-h/245-h.htm Martin Delany, Blake; available through the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia Library: The following books are available in print or through Kindle: William Faulkner, Absalom, Absalom!, and The Wild Palms/If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem - both are available through Vintage editions, in paperback; also available in a Kindle edition. Cormac McCarthy, Child of God-available from Vintage in paperback; or in a Kindle edition. Zora Neale Hurston’s Mules and Men: available through Harper Perennial Modern Classics; or in a Kindle edition. Katherine Anne Porter’s "Pale Horse, Pale Rider," and "Noon Wine," both in The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter (Harcourt Brace)-no Kindle edition that I found; or online editions. The following book is out of print and does not seem to be available online: Elizabeth Madox Roberts, The Time of Man (used copies can be found through vendors) Poslední úprava: Ladd Barbara, Ph.D. (11.09.2014)
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Beyond the Plantation Winter 2014: October 2, 2014 - January 9, 2015 Mondays: 10:50-12:20, Room 104 Professor: Barbara Ladd Office: 216A; Office Hours-Mondays 13:00 - 14:00, and by appointment on other days of the week. Email: Barbara.ladd@emory.edu Beyond the Plantation: In the global vision of new work in southern studies, the Plantation has re-emerged (after a hiatus of several decades) as the predominant site and trope for discussions of U.S. southern culture to the point where we have seen something of a naturalization of the idea of the twentieth-century and contemporary U.S. South as a "postplantation" culture. No one would argue that the plantation is one very important touchstone in southern literary history, and one with global reach, but there are others: the small farm, the town, the backwoods, the river, and the swamp. In this course, we will examine some of the most salient sites in southern literature and literary history and explore the significance of this imagined country. Reading will include slave and travel narratives, novels, short stories, as well as a selection of work on the theory and uses of place and space. Readings-Travel Narratives and Commentary: selections from Frances Kemble, Dickens, Mrs. Trollope, Captain Frederick Marryat, Francis Parkman, Harriet Martineau, and others; selections from Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi, Edward King’s The Great South, and Zora Neale Hurston’s Mules and Men. Slave Narrative: Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy. Short Stories: George W. Cable’s "Café des Exilés," "Belles Demoiselles Plantation," and "Jean-ah Poquelin"; Kate Chopin’s "Desiree’s Baby" and "Athénaïse"; Katherine Anne Porter’s "Pale Horse, Pale Rider," and "Noon Wine." Novels: John Pendleton Kennedy, Swallow Barn; Martin Delany, Blake; Elizabeth Madox Roberts, The Time of Man; William Faulkner, Absalom, Absalom!, and If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem; Cormac McCarthy, Child of God. Brief selections from Edward Casey, Doreen Massey, Raymond Williams, and others on place and space. Requirements: periodic short writing assignments in class or before class (250-500 words); two short reaction papers (750-1000 words), a presentation (10 minutes), and a final essay (4000-5000 words). Lecture and discussion course-discussion will be encouraged. Syllabus: Week 1 (Wednesday Oct. 1): No class this week; I will be available to meet with individual students in 216A on Thursday, Oct. 2nd, from 13:00 to 14:00, and by appointment at other times-email me to schedule the appointment. 2 (Monday, October 6): Introduction: William Faulkner, Absalom, Absalom! 3 (Monday, October 13): Absalom, Absalom! continued. (Selection of Presentation Dates) 4 (Monday, October 20): selection from travel narratives; and The Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy. 5 (Monday, October 27): John Pendleton Kennedy, Swallow Barn 6 (Monday, November 3): Martin Delany, Blake 7 (Monday, November 10): Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi (selections) and Edward King, The Great South (selections); also Edward Casey, selections from The Fate of Place and Remembering. 8 (Monday, November 17): George W. Cable, Kate Chopin. Other supplementary readings to be announced. (First Short Reaction Paper Due) 9 (Monday, November 24): Elizabeth Madox Roberts, The Time of Man 10 (Monday, December 1): Zora Neale Hurston, Mules and Men (selections); Katherine Anne Porter, "Pale Horse, Pale Rider" and "Noon Wine." 11 (Monday, Dec 8): Faulkner, If I Forget Thee, Jersusalem 12 (Monday, December 15): Cormac McCarthy, Child of God. (Second Short Reaction Paper Due) February 5, 2015: Final Essay due (via email attachment to my Emory University address)
Poslední úprava: Ladd Barbara, Ph.D. (11.09.2014)
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