Honors Theses
Date of Award
2007
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
English
First Advisor
Annette Trefzer
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Jacob W. Brasher: Out of the Agrarian Closet: Rereading The Velvet Horn by its Queer Currents This thesis begins with an analysis of Agrarianism and its effects upon the popularity of a Southern writer, Andrew Nelson Lytle, and his crowning work. The Velvet Horn. Agrarianism was introduced to society in 1930 through the volume. I'll Take Mv Stand, to which Lytle contributed an essay, “The Hind Tit,” and was immediately and summarily rejected as a viable economical philosophy for the South. The thesis concludes that Agrarianism's unpopularity combined with Lytle's devotion to it throughout his life ultimately damaged his popularity and that of his works, no matter how well-written. This thesis then rereads Lytle's The Velvet Horn according to queer theories drawn from the works of Michael Moon, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, and Luce Irigray. The ultimate end of this thesis is show that Lytle can be read outside of the typical Agrarian framework in hopes that it may contribute to a revitalization of Lytle study and grant the Lytle the praise he so rightfully deserves for his The Velvet Horn.
Recommended Citation
Brasher, Jacob W., "Out of the Agrarian Closet: Rereading The Velvet Horn by its Queer Currents" (2007). Honors Theses. 2178.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2178
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