The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture

“An essential reference book for students and scholars who need a single, contemporary volume from which they can begin their research.” — Southern Literary Journal

“The depth and breadth of the biographical entries shows the great care invested in this edition and incorporates a wide selection of the best, brightest and most influential writers and their works.” — Southern Historian

“Replaces and greatly expands upon the 'Literature' section of the original Encyclopedia of Southern Culture.” — North Carolina Historical Review

“An excellent research aid in that it provides succinct yet well-weighted sketches of various issues, themes, and influential authors.” — Journal of Folklore Research

“The literature volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture is a comprehensive collection of information about southern literary movements, genres, and writers that will become a necessary starting point for any scholar of the American literary South.” — Hugh Ruppersburg, University of Georgia

“I find the literature volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture a most impressive undertaking, ambitious, accurate, and well executed. The essays and sketches capture the vitality and the range of southern writing, past and present.” — Fred Hobson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill