Vicki Sigmon Collins

The Silent Appalachian

Wordless Mountaineers in Fiction, Film and Television

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Produktbeschreibung

Appalachian literature is filled with silent or non-discursive characters. The reasons for their wordlessness vary. Some are mute or pretend to be, some choose not to speak or are silenced by grief, trauma or fear. Others mutter monosyllables, stutter, grunt and point, speak in tongues or idiosyncratic language. They capture the reader's attention by what they don't say.

Produktdetails

• Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies Nr.42
• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9781476667683
• ISBN-10: 1476667683
• Artikelnr.: 45514411

Autorenporträt

The late Vicki Sigmon Collins taught English at the University of South Carolina Aiken. She won the 2015 University Service Award and the 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award. Her work appeared in MoonShine Review, Kakalak, and The Southern Poetry Anthology: North Carolina. She lived in Graniteville, South Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Introduction Part I. Physical Affliction 1.
Autistic Characters Christopher "Stump" Hall
A Land More Kind Than Home Wiley Cash Jaxon McKenzie
There Are No Words by Mary Calhoun Brown Lonnie
Deliverance directed by John Boorman Raymond Babbitt
Rain Man directed by Peter Guber and Jon Peters Aunt Jö
Creeker by Linda Scott Rosier 2.
Characters with Congenital Hydrocephalous Juney Hall
On Agate Hill by Lee Smith Termite
Lark and Termite by Jane Anne Phillips 3.
Characters Afflicted with Dyslalia (Apraxia or Aphasia) Millie Floyd and Frankie and Verdie Pennybacker
Tales of Chinkapin Creek by Jean Ayer Lonnie Spikes
Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio Celestine
Refuge by Dot Jackson 4.
The Mute Henry and Melvin
Amy directed by Vincent McEveety Holly
The Waltons directed by Earl Hammer Mountie O'Teale
Christy directed by Tom Blomquist Cletus Gentry
Signs in the Blood by Vicki Lane Clive
Tragedy in Tin Can Holler by Rozetta Mowery Herbert Mullens and Belton Light
Billy Creekmore by Tracey Porter Least
The Day of Small Things by Vicki Lane Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins
"Hawkins' Boy" by Charles Dodd White Peter
The Good Dream by Donna VanLiere 5.
Silenced by Stroke Roy Luther
Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera and Bill Cleaver Granny Took
On Agate Hill by Lee Smith Louisa Mae Cardinal
Wish You Well by David Baldacci Esther Walton
The Waltons directed by Earl Hammer Vine's Cherokee Father
A Parchment of Leaves by Silas House Part II. Emotional Factors
6.
Characters Who Display Idioglossia and/or Cryptophasia Nell
Nell directed by Michael Apted Twins Frank and Delores
Nightwoods by Charles Frazier
7.
The Voice of Glossalia Ginny Powell
The Truest Pleasure by Robert Morgan The Primitive Baptist "Dunkers"
Wish You Well by David Baldacci Adam, Blue and the Professor
Sunday's Silence by Gina B. Nahai Janet Hollar
Tear Down the Mountain: An Appalachian Love Story by Roger Alan Skipper Preacher Clyde Freeman
The Evening Hour by Carter Sickels Sarah Beth Childers
Shake Terribly the Earth by Sarah Beth Childers
8.
A Stuttering Silence Cole Freeman
The Evening Hour by Carter Sickels
9.
Silenced by Trauma or Grief Jane Woodrow (Woody) Carmody
Tomorrow River by Lesley Kagan Mark and Maggie Underhill
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter Sharyn McCrumb Sally Swanger
Cold Mountain directed by Anthony Minghella Fia Forbes
The Last Sin Eater by Francine Rivers Vine Sullivan
A Parchment of Leaves by Robert Morgan Nola Barrett
In a Dark Season by Vicki Lane Spence Hall
On Agate Hill by Lee Smith Evalina, Pan and Other "Guests"
Guests on Earth by Lee Smith Nicky and Angelä
The Deer Hunter directed by Michael Cimino Sam Bledsoe
Christmas Hope by Leslie Lynch Pip
The Waltons directed by Earl Hammer Emmä
Breaking the Silence by Diane Chamberlain The Jesup Family
"Hell and Ohio" by Chris Holbrook Amanda Cardinal
Wish You Well by David Baldacci 10.
A Sacred Silence Mary and Reverend William Thompson
The Circuit Rider by Corra Mae White Harris Uncle Edward
Tales of Chinkapin Creek by Jean Ayer 11.
Silenced by Fear Rose-Johnny
"Rose-Johnny" by Barbara Kingsolver Wives and Daughters of Coal Miners
Truth Be Told: Perspectives on the Great West Virginia Mine War by Weiss Harris Walter
The Cove by Ron Rash Rachel Harmon, Mrs. Galloway and McIntyre
Serena by Ron Rash Daleen Leigh
Sister of Silence by Daleen Berry Chris Allen
Milton's Child by Kit Thornton Bea Todd
Appalachian Child: The Chronicles of an Abused Child and Her Journey to Survival by Bea Todd Patience Murphy
The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman The MacPherson Family
The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain Liz, Bean and Earl
The Silver Star by Jeanette Walls Ruby Pickett and Iris Stevens
Secret City by Julia Watts 12.
The Silence of Deference Gertie Nevels
The Dollmaker by Harriette Simpson Arnow The Women
Oral History by Lee Smith Julie Richards
Gap Creek by Robert Morgan Lonnie Sawyer O'Riley
Be Still My Soul by Joanne Bichof 13.
A Legacy of Silence Eugene Gant
Look Homeward Angel by Thomas Wolfe The Follett Family
A Death in Family by James Agee The Stargill Family
The Rosewood Casket by Sharyn McCrumb The Arnette Family
Pretending to Dance by Diane Chamberlain Part III. Social Hindrances 14.
Silenced by Hardship The Women
Spirit of the Mountains by Emma Bell Miles Almeda, Amos and Jonah
Tales of Chinkapin Creek, Volume II Jane Ayer The Walls Family
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls Lydia Hawkins
Child of the Mountains by Marilyn Sue Shank 15.
A Shunning Silence Mary
A Circuit Rider's Wife by Corra Mae White Harris 16.
The Silence of Ignorance and Poverty Emma McClure
To Make My Bread by Grace Lumpkin Tom Powell
The Truest Pleasure by Robert Morgan Barle McCorkle
"Mother Yaws" by Tennessee Williams Rinthy and the Nameless One
Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy Joe
"The Lost Dog" by Chris Holbrook The Lamb Family
Bloodroot by Amy Greene Mary Ellä
Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain Index