Humanities, July/August 1998: CONTENTS

"I heard the voices. . . of my Louisiana people"
Writer Ernest Gaines talks about storytelling, race, and his Louisiana roots.

A Fanciful Nature
Realism and fantasy mingle in the worlds of Beatrix Potter, Kate Greenaway, and Arthur Rackham. (By Bob Bolin)

Awash in Books
How poetry, history, and intellectual pyrotechnics fill four days at the Virginia Festival of the Book. (By Bella Stander)

How a Tradition Begins
Nashville becomes Literary City, U.S.A. for the tenth annual Southern Festival of Books. (By Meredith Hindley)

Other Festivals around the Nation
A calendar of book fairs and literary festivals around the country.

Writers of the South
A new film explores the Southern literary tradition. (By Anna Maria Gillis)

IMAGINING AFRICA

Threads of the Imagination
Ghanaian kente cloth has become a symbol of pride and identity around the world. (By Tom Stabile)

Mail's Boy-King
A thirteenth-century epic of prophesy, exile, and empire goes digital. (By Ronica Roth)

AROUND THE NATION

Visions of Peace
An artistic exchange links New Mexico and Japan. (By Rachel Galvin)

State by State
Exhibitions, lectures, films, and conferences throughout the country.

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