The Kentucky Cycle Group at eNotes

The themes and issues in this novel are also dealt with in Africa and...

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:20:46 PST

The themes and issues in this novel are also dealt with in Africa and other nations. There is a domestic feel to this work, however, there are many universal issues with which non-Americans can relate easily.

I would say the play is quintessentially American; it is an epic telling...

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:01:55 PST

I would say the play is quintessentially American; it is an epic telling of a history that is not well known and quite ugly. The events are certainly very American: the moving out of the Native Americans (by whatever means were necessary), the difficulty of the pioneer's life, families pulled apart by the Civil War, the raping of the land (and abuse of workers) by the mining companies, etc. But the themes are absolutely universal -...

Are the conflicts within "The Kentucky Cycle" strictly American?

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:54:44 PST

Are the conflicts within "The Kentucky Cycle" strictly American?