The Last Best Place. A Montana Anthology / Конечный лучший край. Антология штата Монтана
Год выпуска: 1991
Автор: Kittredge William, Smith Annick / Киттридж Уильям, Смит Анник
Издатель: University of Washington Press
Язык курса: Английский
ISBN: 0-295-96974-1
Формат: PDF
Качество: Отсканированные страницы + слой распознанного текста
Кол-во страниц: 1160
Описание: This book is an anthology of some of the greatest stories and storytellers of the American West. Through eight chapters and over 800 pages, 150 writers present scores of myths, stories, poems, essays, and journals that document Montana's significant literary tradition. The selections range from pre-white Indian days to the present, and, taken as a whole, they offer a powerful microcosm of the entire western experience.
The chapters, each prefaced by an original essay, progress chronologically from myths and tales of the Indian people to accounts of exploration and the fur trade, followed by the mining and stockmen's frontiers, the agricultural and small town experience, as well as a special chapter on Butte--the richest hill on earth.
Contemporary chapters take up the emergence of the modern West in the middle years of the twentieth century as well as the renaissance of western literature in contemporary fiction and poetry. These chapters include many authors who have earned national reputations in fiction, poetry, and criticism, but they also include many younger writers whose careers are just beginning.
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Эта книга — антология лучших произведений и авторов американского Запада, охватывающая более 800 страниц и 150 писателей. Восемь глав включают мифы, рассказы, стихи, эссе и дневники, отражающие богатую литературную традицию Монтаны — от времен коренных народов до современности. Отдельная глава посвящена Бьютту — «самому богатому холму на Земле». Заключительные разделы призваны явить читателю историю становления и возрождения литературы американского Запада, представляя как широко известных авторов, так и новые имена.
Оглавление
1. Native American Stories and Myths — 23
2. Journals of Exploration — 151
3. Stories of Early Pioneers and Indians — 277
4. Writings About Butte — 467
5. Remembering the Agricultural Frontier — 539
6. Literature of Modern Montana — 653
7. Contemporary Fiction — 781
8. Contemporary Poetry — 1049
