kate chopin Archives - 64 Parishes

Acadians, Cajuns, and their history became part of American literature, often represented through romantic myth.

Representations of Louisiana’s Creole population are as varied and complex as the definition of the term itself.

Kate Chopin, one of Louisiana's best known authors, wrote fiction about late nineteenth-century Cajun life.

Local color fiction was a literature genre popular with American readers between 1870 and 1900.

From the time of colonial exploration to the present, Louisiana’s landscape has inspired a rich variety of nature writing.

New Orleans has been the subject of literature from the colonial period to the present day.

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women’s book clubs became increasingly popular in New Orleans.

This entry provides an overview and analysis of Kate Chopin's short novel "The Awakening."

Louisiana women have written about life in the state since before the Civil War, presenting their views of its unique society and landscape.

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