Regional Fictions: Culture and Identity in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

Regional Fictions Out of many, one -- e pluribus unum -- is the motto of the American nation, and it sums up neatly the paradox that Stephanie Foote so deftly identifies in Regional Fictions. Regionalism, the genre that ostensibly challenges or offers an alternative to nationalism, in fact characterizes and perhaps even defines the American sense of nationhood.In particular, Foote argues that the colorful local cha... Full description