This perceptive study of a major cultural movement shows how Southern writers of 1930 t0 1955 tried to come to terms with Southern tradition, and discusses the resulting body of significant literature - fiction, poetry, memoirs, and historical writing.
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A Southern Renaissance is a richer book than I can begin to convey. It is witty, learned and felt, with a relevance beyond the geographical borders of its subject."--Stephen J. Whitfield,
The New Leader"A book that henceforth every serious student of southern history and southern literature will have to take into account."--David Herbert Donald,
The New Republic