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Author:   Vicki Sigmon Collins
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
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9781476667683

ISBN 10:   1476667683
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   03 January 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

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 Jo • 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 Angela • The Deer Hunter directed by Michael Cimino Sam Bledsoe • Christmas Hope by Leslie Lynch Pip • The Waltons directed by Earl Hammer Emma • 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 Ella • Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain Index

Reviews

In this extensive collection of essays, Collins delves into the complex causes of, and reasons for, silent characters from an already silenced region. Her insightful analysis of these voiceless characters in Appalachian literature unveils important metaphors for power and powerlessness in literature and in Appalachian identity as a whole. --Amanda Rachelle Warren, author of Ritual no.3: For the Exorcism of Ghosts; The Silent Appalachians gives eloquent voice to a diverse set of non-verbal characters, at the same time bringing the reader to a deeper understanding of the authorial uses of the sounds of silence. Collins' scholarly study focuses like a high beam flashlight on a small subset of characters, but the peripheral glow of that spotlight is unexpectedly far-reaching and illuminating. --Vicki Lane, author of The Day of Small Things and the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries.

In this extensive collection of essays, Collins delves into the complex causes of, and reasons for, silent characters from an already silenced region. Her insightful analysis of these voiceless characters in Appalachian literature unveils important metaphors for power and powerlessness in literature and in Appalachian identity as a whole. --Amanda Rachelle Warren, author of <i>Ritual no.3: For the Exorcism of Ghosts</i>; <i>The Silent Appalachians</i> gives eloquent voice to a diverse set of non-verbal characters, at the same time bringing the reader to a deeper understanding of the authorial uses of the sounds of silence. Collins' scholarly study focuses like a high beam flashlight on a small subset of characters, but the peripheral glow of that spotlight is unexpectedly far-reaching and illuminating. --Vicki Lane, author of <i>The Day of Small Things</i> and the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries.

In this extensive collection of essays, Collins delves into the complex causes of, and reasons for, silent characters from an already silenced region. Her insightful analysis of these voiceless characters in Appalachian literature unveils important metaphors for power and powerlessness in literature and in Appalachian identity as a whole. Amanda Rachelle Warren, author of <i>Ritual no.3: For the Exorcism of Ghosts</i>; <i>The Silent Appalachians</i> gives eloquent voice to a diverse set of non-verbal characters, at the same time bringing the reader to a deeper understanding of the authorial uses of the sounds of silence. Collins scholarly study focuses like a high beam flashlight on a small subset of characters, but the peripheral glow of that spotlight is unexpectedly far-reaching and illuminating. Vicki Lane, author of <i>The Day of Small Things</i> and the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries.

Author Information

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.

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