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Appalachia

theHandpuppet

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2. How many folks here have read "The Kentucky Cycle"?

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2014, 10:46 AM

Apr 2014

How many folks here have read the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Kentucky Cycle" by Robert Schenkkan? I have and though I found it to be a riveting drama (I've not seen the stage production) I can see some merit from a few quarters that TKC reinforces stereotypes about Appalachia, especially in its violence. Anyone else have an opinion?

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