One of the most admired and influential authors to work in and write about Appalachia, James Still excelled in every genre of literature in which he worked, from novels and short stories to poetry, children's books, and folklore collections. This book is intended to help readers more fully understand and appreciate the many facets of Still's literary voice and vision, compiling transcribed versions of virtually all the interviews and oral histories ever conducted with James Still, along with numerous memoirs in which some of the leading voices in the Appalachian studies movement memorably express their appreciation for Still and his literary legacy.…mehr
One of the most admired and influential authors to work in and write about Appalachia, James Still excelled in every genre of literature in which he worked, from novels and short stories to poetry, children's books, and folklore collections. This book is intended to help readers more fully understand and appreciate the many facets of Still's literary voice and vision, compiling transcribed versions of virtually all the interviews and oral histories ever conducted with James Still, along with numerous memoirs in which some of the leading voices in the Appalachian studies movement memorably express their appreciation for Still and his literary legacy.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies Nr.23
Ted Olson lives in Johnson City, Tennessee, and teaches Appalachian Studies and English at East Tennessee State University.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction: The Source of the River: James Still's Literary Legacy TED OLSON I. Still in His Own Words: Interviews and Oral Histories James Still: Portrait of the Artist as a Boy in Alabama WADE HALL An Interview with James Still J. W. WILLIAMSON "Daring to Look in the Well": A Conversation JAMES STILL and JIM WAYNE MILLER An Interview with James Still TOM and CAROL FRENCH-CORBETT and LOIS KLEFFMAN An Interview with James Still LAURA LEE and FOXFIRE STUDENTS Pattern of a Writer: Attitudes of James Still DEAN CADLE James Still on His Life and Work: An Interview JUDITH JENNINGS James Still: Conversation with a Kentucky Writer L. ELISABETH BEATTIE Conversations with James Still FRANK EDWARD BOURNE II. Still on Other People's Minds: Memoirs Obscurity Begins Back Home for Kentucky's James Still RENA NILES "I Write Because I'm Unhappy When Not Writing"-James Still GURNEY NORMAN "...Some things a man does just for himself ": In Regard to Writing, That's the Philosophy of Gifted Kentucky Author-Poet James Still JOE CREASON Before Saying Yes: Discovering James Still's "First Sweetheart" ANN W. OLSON James "Lucky" Still: A Fortunate CAROL BOGGESS Sgt. James Still's Gold Castings JACK D. ELLIS Both Ends of a Walnut Log: The Correspondence of James Still and Jesse Stuart JAMES M. GIFFORD and ERIN KAZEE Why Does Knott County Send the Largest Ratio of Graduates to College? JESSE STUART Personal Memories of James Still and Jesse Stuart: These Noted Writers Had a Great Effect on a Young Knott Countian WILLIAM HENRY YOUNG Green Peppers and a Straw JAN WALTERS COOK Travels with Mr. Still: In Search of Richard Jefferies JUDITH JENNINGS Still Writing After All these Years: An Author Who Began His Career Nearly a Half Century Ago in Hindman, Kentucky, Is Being Rediscovered and Honored SHIRLEY WILLIAMS Writing About James Still: "Be ye in the world, but not of the world" HERB E. SMITH A Memoir of James Still JONATHAN GREENE In Remembrance of James Still LINC. FISCH Terrain of the Heart LEE SMITH Remembering James Still SILAS HOUSE Remarks at James Still's Funeral (May 1, 2001) LOYAL JONES His Side of the Mountains: The Enduring Legacy of Southern Poet James Still; An Interview with Editor Ted Olson JEFF BIGGERS Reflections on Pappy Still TERESA L. PERRY REYNOLDS On the Occasion of James Still's 100th Birthday HAL CROWTHER Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction: The Source of the River: James Still's Literary Legacy TED OLSON I. Still in His Own Words: Interviews and Oral Histories James Still: Portrait of the Artist as a Boy in Alabama WADE HALL An Interview with James Still J. W. WILLIAMSON "Daring to Look in the Well": A Conversation JAMES STILL and JIM WAYNE MILLER An Interview with James Still TOM and CAROL FRENCH-CORBETT and LOIS KLEFFMAN An Interview with James Still LAURA LEE and FOXFIRE STUDENTS Pattern of a Writer: Attitudes of James Still DEAN CADLE James Still on His Life and Work: An Interview JUDITH JENNINGS James Still: Conversation with a Kentucky Writer L. ELISABETH BEATTIE Conversations with James Still FRANK EDWARD BOURNE II. Still on Other People's Minds: Memoirs Obscurity Begins Back Home for Kentucky's James Still RENA NILES "I Write Because I'm Unhappy When Not Writing"-James Still GURNEY NORMAN "...Some things a man does just for himself ": In Regard to Writing, That's the Philosophy of Gifted Kentucky Author-Poet James Still JOE CREASON Before Saying Yes: Discovering James Still's "First Sweetheart" ANN W. OLSON James "Lucky" Still: A Fortunate CAROL BOGGESS Sgt. James Still's Gold Castings JACK D. ELLIS Both Ends of a Walnut Log: The Correspondence of James Still and Jesse Stuart JAMES M. GIFFORD and ERIN KAZEE Why Does Knott County Send the Largest Ratio of Graduates to College? JESSE STUART Personal Memories of James Still and Jesse Stuart: These Noted Writers Had a Great Effect on a Young Knott Countian WILLIAM HENRY YOUNG Green Peppers and a Straw JAN WALTERS COOK Travels with Mr. Still: In Search of Richard Jefferies JUDITH JENNINGS Still Writing After All these Years: An Author Who Began His Career Nearly a Half Century Ago in Hindman, Kentucky, Is Being Rediscovered and Honored SHIRLEY WILLIAMS Writing About James Still: "Be ye in the world, but not of the world" HERB E. SMITH A Memoir of James Still JONATHAN GREENE In Remembrance of James Still LINC. FISCH Terrain of the Heart LEE SMITH Remembering James Still SILAS HOUSE Remarks at James Still's Funeral (May 1, 2001) LOYAL JONES His Side of the Mountains: The Enduring Legacy of Southern Poet James Still; An Interview with Editor Ted Olson JEFF BIGGERS Reflections on Pappy Still TERESA L. PERRY REYNOLDS On the Occasion of James Still's 100th Birthday HAL CROWTHER Index
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