Odd Leaves from the Life of a Louisiana Swamp Doctor - Brossura

Lewis, Henry Clay

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0807121673 ISBN 13: 9780807121672

Casa editrice: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1997

Riassunto

Odd Leaves from the Life of a Louisiana Swamp Doctor is a series of sketches that follow the outlandish misadventures of Dr. Madison Tensas - Lewis' literary persona. Many of these stories were first published in New York's Spirit of the Times. Using dialect, comic imagery, folklore, picaresque autobiography, and the form of the mock oral tale, Lewis presents a vigorous - even grotesque - vision of the southern backwoods, where life was often violent and brutal, sometimes shockingly funny, and always wildly different from the polished society of townsmen and wealthy planters.
In an expansive new Introduction, Edwin T. Arnold places Lewis' writing in the context of the times, discussing its role in the development of southwestern humor as a literary genre. Arnold emphasizes Lewis' contribution to southern letters through the author's psychological use of the narrating persona and the complex correlation between setting and theme.

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In addition to being one of the leading southern humorists of his day, Henry Clay Lewis (1825-1850) also practiced medicine in a backwoods community where he treated masters and slaves as well as hunters and squatters. Odd Leaves from the Life of a Louisiana Swamp Doctor is a collection of Lewis' sketches -- a comic vision of the southern backwoods. Edwin T. Arnold's Introduction places Lewis' writing in the context of his times, discussing his role in the development of southwestern humor as a literary genre and emphasizing Lewis' contribution to southern letters.

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• Editore: Louisiana State Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0807121673
• ISBN 13: 9780807121672
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 250