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- Title
Unknown No More: Recovering Sanora Babb eds. by Joanne Dearcopp and Christine Hill Smith (review).
- Authors
Kraft, Caroline Straty
- Abstract
The article discusses a collection of essays titled "Unknown No More: Recovering Sanora Babb" edited by Joanne Dearcopp and Christine Hill Smith. The collection aims to bring attention to the life and work of Sanora Babb, a writer known for her poetry, short stories, and her previously overlooked Dust Bowl novel, "Whose Names Are Unknown." The essays explore Babb's literary works in the context of her life, focusing on themes such as feminism, racism, and environmentalism. The collection argues for the importance of Babb's work in the American literary canon and highlights her activism and social justice contributions. Babb's writing reflects her upbringing in the Plains region and her connection to the natural world. The essays also discuss the influence of other authors, such as John Steinbeck and Douglas Wixson, on Babb's work. Overall, the collection presents Babb as a significant and relevant writer for twenty-first-century audiences, particularly those interested in regionalism, feminism, ecocriticism, and progressivism of the 1930s.
- Subjects
ECOFEMINISM; CANON (Literature); FEMINISM
- Publication
Western American Literature, 2024, Vol 58, Issue 4, p390
- ISSN
0043-3462
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/wal.2024.a924886