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Texas literature is literature about the history and culture of Texas. It ranges broadly in literary genres and dates from the time of the first European contact. Representative authors include Mary Austin Holley and Katherine Anne Porter.
Literature through the nineteenth century
Non-fiction
The earliest works relating to Texas were written in Spanish and were primarily historical in nature. Authors and works include:[1]
- Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca — Relación (1542)
- Alonso de Benavides — Memorials (1630–34)
- Anthony Ganilh — Ambrosio de Letinez (1838)
The first English book which was solely about Texas was Texas (1833) by Mary Austin Holley, cousin of Stephen F. Austin. It was expanded in 1836 and retitled History of Texas.[1]
A later author in this period, John Crittenden Duval, was dubbed the "Father of Texas Literature" by J. Frank Dobie. Duval wrote Early Times in Texas (serial form, 1868–71; book, 1892) and Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace (1872).[1]
Fiction
Fiction about Texas was written starting in the early 19th century and consisted primarily of
1900 to the present
Non-fiction
Two seminal writers who wrote about Texas in the Western tradition are
Fiction
One of the most notable early 20th century works of Texas fiction was The Log of a Cowboy (1903) by Andy Adams. It was written in response to the immensely popular novel by Owen Wister, The Virginian, which had been published a year earlier.[1]
Noteworthy authors of the 1930s include Edward Anderson, whose novel
Born in Indian Creek, Katherine Anne Porter is arguably the finest 20th century short-story writer from the state.[4] Her childhood home in Kyle was dedicated as a National Literary Landmark in 2002.[5]
Post-
See also
- Texas Institute of Letters
- Handbook of Texas
- Category:Texas literature
- List of newspapers in Texas
- Southern literature (United States)
References
- ^ Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
- ^ Burke, Rusty (2008). "A Short Biography of Robert E. Howard". The Robert E. Howard Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ "Wild Town". Texas Monthly. November 1, 1999.
- ^ "Katherine the Great". Texas Monthly. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ laurabushporterhome061302 (2016-06-08). "Laura Bush dedicates Porter home as literary landmark". www.txstate.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Invisible Man". Texas Monthly. July 1, 1992.
- ^ Mindock, Clark (September 26, 2017). "Gloria E Anzaldúa: 5 facts about the cultural scholar you need to know". Independent.
Further reading
- Almon, Bert. This Stubborn Self: Texas Autobiographies. Texas Christian University Press, 2002.
- Clifford, Craig, and Tom Pilkington, eds. Range Wars: Heated Debates, Sober Reflections, and Other Assessments of Texas Writing. Southern Methodist University Press, 1989.
- Dobie, J. Frank (1952). Life and Literature in the Southwest — Online version of the guide to books about Texas
- Graham, Don, James W. Lee, and William T. Pilkington, eds. The Texas Literary Tradition: Fiction, Folklore, History. University of Texas at Austin, 1983.
- Graham, Don (ed.). Lone Star Literature: From the Red River to the Rio Grande. W. W. Norton & Company, 2003. ISBN 0-393-32828-7
- Grider, Sylvia Ann, and Lou Halsell Rodenberger, eds. Texas Women Writers: A Tradition of Their Own. Texas A&M University Press, 1997.
- Knight, Lucian Lamar, ed. (1913). "Fifty Reading Courses: Texas". Library of Southern Literature. Vol. 16. Atlanta: Martin and Hoyt Company. p. 214+. – via HathiTrust.
- Pilkington, Tom. State of Mind: Texas Literature and Culture. Texas A&M University Press, 1998.
- Wiesepape, Betty Holland (2004). Lone Star Chapters: The Story of Texas Literary Clubs. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-324-6.