southern states in literature

Profiles the life and career of author and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston, who travelled extensively to study and collect African-American culture and folklore, and became an influential writer of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance.

Chronicles the life of Mississippi-born novelist and Civil War historian Shelby Foote.

Provides readings of the novels of author Cormac McCarthy, exploring his early works and his preoccupation with violence in some of his writings.

A collection of writings that study the impact twentieth-century American writer Robert Penn Warren had on society and the publishing industry.

Offers a comprehensive introduction to and commentary on the fiction, poetry, and drama of twentieth-century author Robert Penn Warren.

Anthology of reviews, tributes, and essays discussing the work of Southern author Carson McCullers.

A critical study of the fiction of twentieth-century American author Cormac McCarthy, featuring a chronological examination of seven of his novels, beginning with "The Orchard Keeper, " published in 1965; discussing the two phases of his writing; and including biographical information.

An account of the rise of southern American literature since 1900 including the literary revival in Richmond; the publication of the magazine, "The Fugitive," at Vanderbilt University; the widespread recognition of Faulkner; and other related topics.