{"product_id":"imagining-the-creole-city-the-rise-of-literary-culture-in-nineteenth-century-new-orleans-hardcover","title":"Imagining the Creole City: The Rise of Literary Culture in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRien Fertel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early years of the nineteenth century, the burgeoning cultural pride of white Creoles in New Orleans intersected with America's golden age of print, to explosive effect. Imagining the Creole City reveals the profusion of literary output --histories and novels, poetry and plays--that white Creoles used to imagine themselves as a unified community of writers and readers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRien Fertel argues that Charles Gayarré's English-language histories of Louisiana, which emphasized the state's dual connection to America and to France, provided the foundation of a white Creole print culture predicated on Louisiana's exceptionalism. The writings of authors like Grace King, Adrien Rouquette, and Alfred Mercier consciously fostered an image of Louisiana as a particular social space, and of themselves as the true inheritors of its history and culture. In turn, the forging of this white Creole identity created a close-knit community of cosmopolitan Creole elites, who reviewed each other's books, attended the same salons, crusaded against the popular fiction of George Washington Cable, and worked together to preserve the French language in local and state governmental institutions. Together they reimagined the definition of \"Creole\" and used it as a marker of status and power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the end of this group's era of cultural prominence, Creole exceptionalism had become a cornerstone in the myth of Louisiana in general and of New Orleans in particular. In defining themselves, the authors in the white Creole print community also fashioned a literary identity that resonates even today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRien Fertel\u003c\/b\u003e writes, teaches, and lives in and about the South. His books include \u003ci\u003eImagining the Creole City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e The One True Barbecue\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Rock Opera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe authors the Lost Lit column for\u003ci\u003e 64 Parishes\u003c\/i\u003e and regularly writes book reviews for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. He is currently writing a book on Pelicans for LSU Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.86 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757685670176,"sku":"9780807158234","price":43.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/44f10addf92fb5d73220ee1fb40a29b5.webp?v=1780108960","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/imagining-the-creole-city-the-rise-of-literary-culture-in-nineteenth-century-new-orleans-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}