Southern writers

A Biographical Dictionary (Southern Literary Studies)

Pages: 448
Published: 1979
Language: English

This comprehensive volume offers an in-depth look at the lives and works of prominent Southern American writers. It features biographical sketches, critical analyses, and bibliographical information, exploring their intellectual contributions and the cultural landscape that shaped their literary output. The book delves into the homes, haunts, and broader intellectual life that influenced these authors, providing a rich resource for understanding American literature.

Prose complexity: 10/10

Informative Intellectual Reflective

Biography Essays

Authors

Joseph M. Flora

Joseph M. Flora is a leading scholar of Southern literature, with a particular focus on contemporary writers across various genres. He has authored and edited numerous works, including "Fifty Southern Writers After 1900" and studies on Ernest Hemingway. His expertise spans poets, dramatists, essayists, and novelists from the American South.

Louis Decimus Rubin

Louis Decimus Rubin is a writer whose work often explores recent Southern fiction. His stories offer a clear-eyed look at life in the South.

Robert Bain

Robert Bain is the author of The Clans and Tartans of Scotland, a key work on Scottish heritage. He is also known for his extensive literary reference books, particularly those focusing on Southern American writers and contemporaries of figures like Whitman and Dickinson.