Remapping Southern Literature: Contemporary Southern Writers and the West: 42 (Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures) - Softcover

[A] fresh dimension to the study of southern values and literature. - Southern Literary Journal ""Well-written and accessible... Shows the importance of rethinking the significance of regionalism today."" - Mississippi Quarterly

Robert H. Brinkmeyer Jr. studies current southern authors of western novels, historical fiction, and contemporary fiction who have been breaking the mold of southern literature by looking westward. The rich and diverse texts he examines challenge long-standing definitions of southern fiction and regional identity while reconfiguring the myths of the West that have long shaped American life. This effort points toward a new literary tradition and a new regional and national mythology that blends place and space, settlement and movement, community and individualism, security and freedom.