Texas literature - Wikipedia Texas literature From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (October 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) This article is part of a series on the Culture of the United States of America Society History Language People Race and ethnicity Religion Arts and literature Architecture Art Dance Fashion Literature Comics Poetry Music Sculpture Theater Other Cuisine Festivals Folklore Media Newspapers Radio Cinema TV Internet Pornography Mythology Sport Symbols Flag Great Seal Monuments Motto Anthem Bird World Heritage Sites United States portal v t e 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. Contents 1 Literature through the nineteenth century 1.1 Non-fiction 1.2 Fiction 2 1900 to the present 2.1 Non-fiction 2.2 Fiction 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links Literature through the nineteenth century[edit] Non-fiction[edit] Mary Austin Holley 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[edit] Fiction about Texas was written starting in the early 19th century and consisted primarily of romantic historical novels. The Alamo figured prominently in many of these works by authors such as Augusta Evans Wilson, Amelia Edith Huddlestone Barr, and Jeremiah Clemens.[1] 1900 to the present[edit] Non-fiction[edit] Two seminal writers who wrote about Texas in the Western tradition are J. Frank Dobie and Walter Prescott Webb. Other non-fiction writers about Texas include Edward C. Abbott, Tom (Thomas Calloway) Lea, Paul Horgan, J. Evetts Haley and Sally Reynolds Matthews.[1] Fiction[edit] 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] Joseph A. Altsheler wrote a trilogy of Texas fiction in his series The Texan Star (1912), The Texan Scouts (1913), and The Texan Triumph (1913). Noteworthy authors of the 1930s include Edward Anderson, whose novel Thieves Like Us (1937) has been filmed twice:[1] first in 1949 by RKO Radio Pictures as They Live by Night, later in 1974 MGM/UA studios released Thieves Like Us, directed by Robert Altman. This period also included the work of pulp magazine authors, such as Robert E. Howard[2] and Jim Thompson.[3] Post-World War II authors of fictional accounts of Texas include Benjamin Capps, Elmer Kelton and Larry McMurtry.[1] Cormac McCarthy[4] and Gloria Anzaldúa[5] are contemporary writers whose work is set in the state. See also[edit] Texas Institute of Letters Handbook of Texas Category:Texas literature List of newspapers in Texas Southern literature (United States) References[edit] ^ a b c d e f g h Graham, Don B. "Literature" in the 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. ^ "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[edit] 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 0-393-05043-2. Paperback, 2006. 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. 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. 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