Louisiana Culture from the Colonial Era to Katrina

John Lowe

Louisiana State University Press, 2008 - Literary Collections - 327 pages

This new scholarly collection provides an interdisciplinary, multicultural approach to Louisiana's rich and exceptional history. It expertly traces the unique influence of the state on national and international issues and events. Essays on French explorers, Native Americans, slavery, creoles and creolization, immigrant and travel writing, fiction, poetry, folklore, politics, music, funerary traditions, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are all included.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Louisiana Culture from the Colonial Era to Katrina; Southern Literary Studies
• Editor: John Lowe
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press, 2008
• ISBN: 080713337X, 9780807133378
• Length: 327 pages
• Subjects: Literary Collections / African; Literary Collections / American / General; Literary Criticism / American / General; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural