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Florida was the first region of
the United States to be discovered, explored, and, after a
fashion, settled by Euroamericans. Its population in the early
21st century is approaching 17 million. Within years the
number of people living in the state will surpass those living
in New York, and the Sunshine State will become the most
populous area east of the Mississippi. The first book in
English about Florida was written by Jean Ribault. A French
adventurer, Ribault established a colony of Huguenots near
present-day Jacksonville. He was captured by the very able
Spanish commander Pedro Menendez, who ordered his French rival
and all his minions killed.
The state's long and colorful past is
matched by its equally long and colorful literary production.
Strangely, critical assessment of Florida literature has
lagged far behind. With this volume, the Florida College
English Association has formally begun an effort to correct
this lamentable oversight. Included are papers on every aspect
of Florida literature and history by scholars from every part
of the state who are employed in every kind of institution of
higher learning. Of special interest are the studies of
Florida literature in the 19th century and in the late 20th
and early 21st centuries, areas that are generally ignored in
national journals. The papers on the contributions of
African-American literary figures, such as Zora Hurston and
James Weldon Johnson, are noteworthy. Of particular interest
are the suggestions for teaching Florida studies in the
classroom, which can be adapted for high school as well as
college students.
Steve Glassman is a Professor of
Communication and Humanities at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University in Daytona Beach, Florida. He is the president of
the Florida College English Association and the author or
editor of a number of books, most of them dealing with
Floridiana.
You may order online at http://www.cambridgescholarspress.com/ or
by
fax: (044) 0191 274 7224.
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