Augustus Baldwin Longstreet's Georgia Scenes Completed: A Scholarly Text

Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

University of Georgia Press, 1998 - 351 halaman

Augustus Baldwin Longstreet's Georgia Scenes, Characters, Incidents, & c. in the First Half Century of the Republic has long been considered the first important work of "Humor of the Old Southwest" and more lately has been recognized as a seminal example oF literary realism.

Despite its popularity and significance. Georgia Scenes has been flawed from the outset. Longstreet did not proofread the first edition, which introduced literally hundreds of misprints. In this collection, David Rachels corrects these errors, adds nine previously uncollected "Georgia Scenes" to Longstreet's original set of nineteen stories, and includes a selection of items published anonymously in Longstreet's newspaper and a discussion of lost manuscripts of Georgia Scenes. In the introduction, Rachets surveys Longstreet's place in literature and provides an up-to-date look at the legends and facts of Longstreet's life.

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• Preface: vii
• A Note on Textual Sources: lxix
• Georgia Theatrics 4 The Dance 6 The Horse Swap 13: 73
• The Ball 80 The Mother and Her Child 87 The Debating Society: 90
• The Militia Company Drill 98 The Turf 103 An Interesting Interview: 128
• The Shooting Match: 136
• UNCOLLECTED GEORGIA SCENES: 149
• Dropping to Sleep 156 Little Ben 157 Darby Anvil: 162
• A Family Picture 179 Julia and Clarissa 191 A Night in the Cars: 219
• Untitled a 246 Reflection 246 Anecdote a: 246
• An Old Disease 249 Untitled b 249 Untitled c 249 Dialogue: 252
• Mothers and Daughters 259 Unfortunate 259 Pay Up 259 Trials: 260
• Appendix 1: 267
• Textual Overview: 273
• Textual Apparatus: 279
• Notes: 333

Tentang pengarang

David Rachels is an assistant professor of English at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington.

Informasi bibliografi

• Judul: Augustus Baldwin Longstreet's Georgia Scenes Completed: A Scholarly Text
• Pengarang: Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
• Editor: David Rachels
• Edisi: berilustrasi
• Penerbit: University of Georgia Press, 1998
• ISBN: 0820320196, 9780820320199
• Tebal: 351 halaman