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Explores the unique relationship between white women and racial Others in a wide variety of literary works.

American literature --- Women, White, in literature. --- Women and literature --- Ethics in literature. --- Race in literature. --- Women, White. --- White women --- Literature --- White women in literature --- History and criticism.

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Nghana Lewis offers a close reading of the works and private correspondences, essays, and lectures of five southern white women writers: Julia Peterkin, Gwen Bristow, Caroline Gordon, Willa Cather, and Lillian Smith. At the core of this work is a sophisticated reexamination of the myth of southern white womanhood.

American literature -- Southern States -- History and criticism. --- American literature -- White authors -- History and criticism. --- American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism. --- Race in literature. --- Women, White in literature. --- American literature --- Women, White in literature --- Race in literature --- Women and literature --- American Literature --- English --- Languages & Literatures --- History and criticism --- Women authors --- White authors --- History --- White women in literature --- English literature --- Agrarians (Group of writers) --- History and criticism. --- Southern States --- In literature. --- Moving, Household --- Orderliness. --- Simplicity. --- home downsizing