Author: Stefanie Lee Decker
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The Mask of the Southern Lady
Author: Stefanie Lee Decker
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The Southern Lady's Companion
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Category : Methodist women
Languages : en
Pages : 756
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Category : Methodist women
Languages : en
Pages : 756
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Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady
Author: Florence King
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466816260
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady is Florence King's classic memoir of her upbringing in an eccentric Southern family, told with all the uproarious wit and gusto that has made her one of the most admired writers in the country. Florence may have been a disappointment to her Granny, whose dream of rearing a Perfect Southern Lady would never be quite fulfilled. But after all, as Florence reminds us, "no matter which sex I went to bed with, I never smoked on the street."
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466816260
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady is Florence King's classic memoir of her upbringing in an eccentric Southern family, told with all the uproarious wit and gusto that has made her one of the most admired writers in the country. Florence may have been a disappointment to her Granny, whose dream of rearing a Perfect Southern Lady would never be quite fulfilled. But after all, as Florence reminds us, "no matter which sex I went to bed with, I never smoked on the street."
The Southern Lady of the Forties
Author: Virginia Gearhart Gray
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Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Pages : 544
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Tennessee Williams, Updated Edition
Author: Harold Bloom
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438113498
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Presents a collection of critical essays on Williams and his works, arranged in chronological order of publication.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438113498
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Presents a collection of critical essays on Williams and his works, arranged in chronological order of publication.
Southern Ladies' Book
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady
Author: Florence King
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312050631
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Florence King's hilarious memoir of being reared in an eccentric Southern family by a grande dame grandmother who tried to hammer her into the shape of a true Southern lady. Was Granny successful? That is for the readers to decide, but they'll laugh uproariously as they do.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312050631
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Florence King's hilarious memoir of being reared in an eccentric Southern family by a grande dame grandmother who tried to hammer her into the shape of a true Southern lady. Was Granny successful? That is for the readers to decide, but they'll laugh uproariously as they do.
Reconstructing Dixie
Author: Tara McPherson
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822330400
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
DIVA cultural studies reading of white southern femininity as seen in a range of popular sites including novels, television, and tourist attractions./div
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822330400
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
DIVA cultural studies reading of white southern femininity as seen in a range of popular sites including novels, television, and tourist attractions./div
Southern Ladies & Gentlemen
Author: Florence King
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312099150
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A tongue-in-cheek look at society in the modern South and the regional styles of behavior characteristic of members of the two sexes is updated with a new afterword.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312099150
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A tongue-in-cheek look at society in the modern South and the regional styles of behavior characteristic of members of the two sexes is updated with a new afterword.
Music and the Southern Belle
Author: Candace Bailey
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 0809385570
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Candace Bailey’s exploration of the intertwining worlds of music and gender shows how young southern women pushed the boundaries of respectability to leave their unique mark on a patriarchal society. Before 1861, a strictly defined code of behavior allowed a southern woman to identify herself as a “lady” through her accomplishments in music, drawing, and writing, among other factors. Music permeated the lives of southern women, and they learned appropriate participation through instruction at home and at female training institutions. A belle’s primary venue was the parlor, where she could demonstrate her usefulness in the domestic circle by providing comfort and serving to enhance social gatherings through her musical performances, often by playing the piano or singing. The southern lady performed in public only on the rarest of occasions, though she might attend public performances by women. An especially talented lady who composed music for a broader audience would do so anonymously so that her reputation would remain unsullied. The tumultuous Civil War years provided an opportunity for southern women to envision and attempt new ways to make themselves useful to the broader, public society. While continuing their domestic responsibilities and taking on new ones, young women also tested the boundaries of propriety in a variety of ways. In a broad break with the past, musical ladies began giving public performances to raise money for the war effort, some women published patriotic Confederate music under their own names, supporting their cause and claiming public ownership for their creations. Bailey explores these women’s lives and analyzes their music. Through their move from private to public performance and publication, southern ladies not only expanded concepts of social acceptability but also gained a valued sense of purpose. Music and the Southern Belle places these remarkable women in their social context, providing compelling insight into southern culture and the intricate ties between a lady’s identity and the world of music. Augmented by incisive analysis of musical compositions and vibrant profiles of composers, this volume is the first of its kind, making it an essential read for devotees of Civil War and southern history, gender studies, and music.
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 0809385570
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Candace Bailey’s exploration of the intertwining worlds of music and gender shows how young southern women pushed the boundaries of respectability to leave their unique mark on a patriarchal society. Before 1861, a strictly defined code of behavior allowed a southern woman to identify herself as a “lady” through her accomplishments in music, drawing, and writing, among other factors. Music permeated the lives of southern women, and they learned appropriate participation through instruction at home and at female training institutions. A belle’s primary venue was the parlor, where she could demonstrate her usefulness in the domestic circle by providing comfort and serving to enhance social gatherings through her musical performances, often by playing the piano or singing. The southern lady performed in public only on the rarest of occasions, though she might attend public performances by women. An especially talented lady who composed music for a broader audience would do so anonymously so that her reputation would remain unsullied. The tumultuous Civil War years provided an opportunity for southern women to envision and attempt new ways to make themselves useful to the broader, public society. While continuing their domestic responsibilities and taking on new ones, young women also tested the boundaries of propriety in a variety of ways. In a broad break with the past, musical ladies began giving public performances to raise money for the war effort, some women published patriotic Confederate music under their own names, supporting their cause and claiming public ownership for their creations. Bailey explores these women’s lives and analyzes their music. Through their move from private to public performance and publication, southern ladies not only expanded concepts of social acceptability but also gained a valued sense of purpose. Music and the Southern Belle places these remarkable women in their social context, providing compelling insight into southern culture and the intricate ties between a lady’s identity and the world of music. Augmented by incisive analysis of musical compositions and vibrant profiles of composers, this volume is the first of its kind, making it an essential read for devotees of Civil War and southern history, gender studies, and music.