Abstract

Regional literature is a genre of fictional works or poetry that significantly emphasises the inhabitants, language, customs, geographical features, and other distinctive aspects of a particular geographical area. During the period spanning from the Civil War to the conclusion of the nineteenth century, a notable surge in the adoption of this specific writing style was observed within American literature. Regional literature endeavours to accurately depict or establish a connection with a specific geographical region or population. Regional literature often revolves around a particular geographical setting, with the author or poet aiming to portray that specific locale�s distinctive characteristics, speech patterns, customs, and historical background. Richard Brodhead, an American scholar, in his work �Cultures of Letters�, argues, �Regionalism�s representation of vernacular cultures as enclaves of tradition insulated from larger cultural contact is palpably a fiction ... its public function was not just to mourn lost cultures but to purvey a certain story of contemporary cultures and the relations among them� (Brodhead 121). The present paper tries to explore regionalism in New Orleans by analysing the short stories from Plantation Literature.

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