James Still: Critical Essays on the Dean of Appalachian Literature

by Ted Olson

Best known as the author of the acclaimed novel River of Earth (1940), Alabama native James Still is one of the most critically acclaimed writers of Appalachian literature. This compilation of scholarly essays (new and reprinted from hard-to-find sources) 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786430761
• ISBN13: 9780786430765
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher