Disruption of the Traditional View of the Southern Past in Bobbie Ann Mason’s “Shiloh”
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This article argues that there are new voices moving Southern fiction towards a different direction, as demonstrated by Bobbie Ann Mason's short story "Shiloh." Southern literature, past versus present, tradition vs modernity, Bobbie Ann Mason, Shiloh The article discusses the traditional view of the past in Southern Renaissance fiction, which is characterized by a condemnation of modern times and a focus on the tension between tradition and modernity. Overall, the article provides a detailed analysis of how Bobbie Ann Mason's "Shiloh" deviates from and disrupts the traditional view of the past prevalent in Southern fiction, and offers insights into the ways in which the tension between tradition and modernity is portrayed in contemporary Southern literature.
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