The Literature of the American South.
Memories of the Civil War and slavery have created a bitter sense of history in the Southern States of America and the storytelling tradition has helped these memories to enrichitswriting.
The novelist, Paul Bailey , reflects on the achievement of some of the great writers of the American South -
Faulkner, O'Connor and Welty - in the light of the now disappearing traditions which sustained them.
Contributors include ROBERT PENN WARREN, CLEANTH BROOKS.
RALPH ELLISON , WILLIAM STYRON and ELIZABETH HARDWICK. Producer DAVID PERRY