South by Southwest: Katherine Anne Porter and the Burden of Texas History

by Janis P. Stout

An interdisciplinary study of Katherine Anne Porter's troubled relationship to her Texas origins and southern roots, South by Southwest offers a fresh look at this ever-relevant author. Today, more than thirty years after her death, Katherine Anne Porter remains a fascinating figure. Critics and biographers have portrayed her as a strikingly glamorous woman whose photographs appeared in society magazines. They have emphasized, of course, her writing--...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817317821
• ISBN13: 9780817317829
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"