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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kreyling, Michael, 1948-

Inventing southern literature / Michael Kreyling.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-57806-044-3 (cloth: alk. paper). -- ISBN 1-57806-045-1

(pbk. : alk. paper)

1. American literature -- Southern States -- History and criticism --
Theory, etc. 2. American literature -- Southern States -- History and
criticism. 3. Criticism -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
4. Southern States -- Intellectual life. 5. Southern States -- In
literature. 6. Group identity in literature. 7. Regionalism in
literature. I. Title.

PS261.K7 1998

810.9′975 -- DC21 97-42139

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