Barbara Ladd
The North of the South: The Natural World and the National Imaginary in the Literature of the Upper South
The North of the South: The Natural World and the National Imaginary in the Literature of the Upper South
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The study "The North of the South: Edgar Allan Poe and the Environmental Imagination in the Upper South" by Barbara Ladd explores the impact of the region's distinctive ecosystems on its literature and argues for greater attention to the legacy of Poe in southern literary studies.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 277 pages
Publication date: 01 October 2022
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Over the past generation, the Deep South has emerged as the primary focus and the plantation as the predominant site in southern literary studies. These developments have followed academic interest in postcolonial studies, globalization studies, and conceptions of the Global South.
In her book, "The North of the South: Literary Landscapes of the Upper South," Barbara Ladd shifts her attention to the Upper South, exploring the fluidity of regional boundaries in this part of the world. Through her analysis, Ladd argues for a greater recognition of the impact of the region's distinctive ecosystems on its literature and highlights the complex ways in which the Upper South's cultural and natural histories shape our national imagination.
Surprisingly, Edgar Allan Poe, once considered the most famous misfit of American literary nationalism, takes center stage in this study. Ladd demonstrates that Poe was remarkably attentive to both the natural and the nationalizing world around him, engaging deeply and critically with the environmental and nationalist vision of Thomas Jefferson. Poe's legacy of national melancholy, evident in the works of Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Cormac McCarthy, and Toni Morrison, is explored in Ladd's examination of these cultural aspects of the Upper South.
By delving into the depths of Poe's influence on southern literary studies, Ladd provides a fresh perspective on the region's literary landscape and its relationship to broader cultural and historical contexts. Her book contributes to our understanding of the South's complex and multifaceted identity and its enduring significance in American literature and culture.
Weight: 151g
Dimension: 216 x 140 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780820362526
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