Desire and the Divine: Feminine Identity in White Southern Women's Writing

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Desire and the Divine Southern Liter ary StudieS fred hobson, Series Editor Desire and the Divine feminine identity in white southern women’s writing Kathaleen e. amende louisiana state university press baton rouge Published by Louisiana State university Press Copyright © 2013 by Louisiana State university Press all rights reserved Manufactured in the united States of america first printing designer: Mandy McDoanld Scallan typeface: Whitman printer: McNaughton & Gunn, Inc. binder: Dekker Bookbinding Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data amende, Kathaleen e., 1972– desire and the divine : feminine identity in white southern women’s writing / Kathaleen e. amende. pages cm.— (Southern literary studies) includes bibliographical references and index. iSBn 978-0-8071-5038-2 (cloth : alk. paper)—iSBn 978-0-8071-5039-9 (pdf)—iSBn 978-0-80715040 -5 (epub)—iSBn 978-0-8071-5041-2 (mobi) 1. american fiction—Southern states—history and criticism. 2. american fiction—Women authors—history and criticism. 3. american fiction— White authors—history and criticism. 4. Women and literature—Southern States. 5. Women in literature. 6. desire in literature. 7. Sex in literature. 8. religion in literature. i. title. PS261.a54 2013 810.9’92870975—dc23 2012038753 the paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library resources. ∞ To my mother, Dorrina F. Amende. She is my friend, my inspiration, and my hero. This page intentionally left blank ...