Bøger af Tim A. Ryan

In this first book to examine both William Faulkner and the music of the south, Tim Ryan identifies provocative parallels of theme and subject in diverse regional genres and texts. Placing Faulkner's literary texts and prewar country blues song lyrics on equal footing, Ryan illuminates the meanings of both in new and unexpected ways.

In this comprehensive, groundbreaking study, Tim Ryan explores how American novelists since World War I have imagined the institution of slavery and the experience of those involved in it. Ryan suggests that discourses about American slavery are - and have always been - defined by connections rather than disjunctions.