{"product_id":"undead-souths-the-gothic-and-beyond-in-southern-literature-and-culture-hardcover","title":"Undead Souths: The Gothic and Beyond in Southern Literature and Culture - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Gary Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTaylor Hagood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Cross Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDepictions of the undead in the American South are not limited to our modern versions, such as the vampires in \u003ci\u003eTrue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and the zombies in \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead.\u003c\/i\u003e As \u003ci\u003eUndead Souths\u003c\/i\u003e reveals, physical emanations of southern undeadness are legion, but undeadness also appears in symbolic, psychological, and cultural forms, including the social death endured by enslaved people, the Cult of the Lost Cause that resurrected the fallen heroes of the Confederacy as secular saints, and mourning rites revived by Native Americans forcibly removed from the American Southeast. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo capture the manifold forms of southern haunting and horror, \u003ci\u003eUndead Souths\u003c\/i\u003e explores a variety of media and historical periods, establishes cultural crossings between the South and other regions within and outside of the U.S., and employs diverse theoretical and critical approaches. The result is an engaging and inclusive collection that chronicles the enduring connection between southern culture and the refusal of the dead to stay dead.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Gary Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of English at George Mason University and the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Indian Literature and the Southwest: Contexts and Dispositions.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaylor Hagood\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of American literature at Florida Atlantic University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eFaulkner's Imperialism: Space, Place, and the Materiality of Myth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFaulkner, Writer of Disability\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Cross Turner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSouthern Crossings: Poetry, Memory, and the Transcultural South\u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eHard Lines: Rough South Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Head of Programming and Outreach for the Georgetown County Library System.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.31 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757686358304,"sku":"9780807161074","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0fdace5da5276b97efcfd73574a73510_02bcee14-912d-419a-9e55-6e344b9102c3.webp?v=1780109016","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/undead-souths-the-gothic-and-beyond-in-southern-literature-and-culture-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}