
In this collection, a southerner of high scholarly distinction and wide personal influence, discourses wisely and charmingly on the Americanism of American literature, on Edgar Allan Poe, Joel Chandler Harris, Thomas Jefferson, O. Henry, Matthew Fontaine Maury, and on various...


"Southern Literary Studies" explores the rich heritage and intellectual landscape of the American South through a collection of insightful essays and lectures. Authored by C. Alphonso Smith, a renowned scholar and educator, this work examines the defining voices and themes that...