The Fathers (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Allen Tate
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical realism
- Time of Work: 1860-1861
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Memory, Tradition, South or Southerners, Nineteenth century, Civil War, Good and evil, Moral conditions
- Locales: Virginia, Washington, D.C.
Places Discussed
Pleasant Hill. Buchan family plantation in Virginia’s Fairfax County. Because author Allen Tate sees people and place as interconnected, his narrator, Lacy Buchan, explains how his father identifies his family as the “Buchans of Fairfax County” to underscore their roots and generational connection to the land. In contrast to magnificent opulence of many antebellum romances, the Buchan family home is depicted more as genteel farmhouse than mansion. From its peeling paint to its tobacco-depleted soil, Pleasant Hill’s elegant shabbiness reflects the Buchan...
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