Southern Writers: A New Biographical Dictionary

497 Pages·2006·2.67 MB·English

by  Joseph M. Flora

Southern Literary Studies
Fred Hobson, Editor
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winner of the
Jules and Frances Landry Award
for 2006
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S O U T H E R N
W R I T E R S
9
A New Biographical Dictionary
edited by
Joseph M. Flora
and
Amber Vogel
Bryan Giemza, assistant editor
louisiana state university press
baton rouge
Published by Louisiana State University Press
Copyright © 2006 by Louisiana State University Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Southern writers : a new biographical dictionary / edited by Joseph M. Flora and
Amber Vogel ; assistant editor, Bryan Giemza.
p. cm. — (Southern literary studies)
isbn 0-8071-3123-7 (alk. paper)
1. Authors, American —Homes and haunts —Southern States—Dictionaries.
2. Authors, American —Southern States—Biography—Dictionaries. 3. Southern
States—Intellectual life—Dictionaries. 4. Southern States—In literature—
Dictionaries. 5. Authors, American—Biography—Dictionaries. 6. Southern
States—Biography—Dictionaries. i. Flora, Joseph M. ii. Vogel, Amber.
iii. Giemza, Bryan Albin. iv. Series.
ps261.s595 2006
810.9(cid:1)975(cid:1)03—dc22
2005023668
The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the
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Resources. (cid:1)(cid:2)
For Les Phillabaum and John Easterly
Their extraordinary service to southern letters endures.
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CONTENTS
Preface xxv Daphne Athas (1923–)
Harriette Cuttino Buchanan 11
Alice Adams (1926–1999) Marilou Awiakta (1936–)
Barbara A. Herman 1 Ted Olson 12
Betty Adcock (1938–) Thomas Bacon (1700?–1768)
Michael McFee 1 David Curtis Skaggs 12
James Agee (1909–1955) George William Bagby (1828–1883)
Richard R. Schramm 2 Ritchie D. Watson, Jr. 13
Conrad Aiken (1889–1973) Joseph Glover Baldwin (1815–1864)
Bryan Giemza 3 Bert Hitchcock 14
James Lane Allen (1849–1925) Benjamin Banneker (1731–1806)
Bert Hitchcock 4 Julian Mason 15
Dorothy Allison (1949–) Gerald W. Barrax (1933–)
Carolyn Perry 5 Mildred R. Mickle 16
Washington Allston (1779–1843) John Barth (1930–)
David Bjelajac 5 Julius Rowan Raper 16
George Alsop (1636?–1673?) Frederick Barthelme (1943–)
K. Huntress Baldwin 6 Robert H. Brinkmeyer, Jr. 18
Lisa Alther (1944–) William Bartram (1739–1823)
Mary Anne Ferguson 7 Farrell O’Gorman 18
A. R. Ammons (1926–2001) Rick Bass (1958–)
William Harmon 7 Robert H. Brinkmeyer, Jr. 19
Raymond Andrews (1934–1991) John Spencer Bassett (1867–1928)
Andrew B. Leiter 8 Wayne Mixon 20
Maya Angelou (1928–) Hamilton Basso (1904–1964)
Norlisha F. Crawford 9 Inez Hollander 21
Tina McElroy Ansa (1949–) Richard Bausch (1945–)
Mildred R. Mickle 9 Patrick Samway, S.J. 21
James Applewhite (1935–) Frances Courtenay Baylor (1848–1920)
George S. Lensing 10 Alice R. Cotten 22
Harriette Arnow (1908–1986) John Beecher (1904–1980)
Nancy Carol Joyner 11 Whit Jones 23