The result of a conference held to assess the state of southern literary scholarship and to suggest new directions for research, this collection includes essays by Lewis D. Rubin Jr., Richard Beale Davis, Arlin Turner, Lewis P. Simpson, Cleanth Brooks, Blyden Jackson, Walter Sullivan, George Core, Charles T. Davis, Floyd C. Watkins, Carl Dolmetsch, Lewis Leary, Philip Butcher, Thomas Daniel Young, John C. Guilds, George Brown Tindall, Norman Brown, and Charles Ray. Originally published in 1975. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.