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The Agrarians evolved from a philosophical discussion group known as 'The Fugitives' or 'Fugitive Poets' whose studies of poetic modernism and H.L. Mencken led them to confront the effect of modernity on Southern culture and tradition.
The Agrarians were opposed to unbridled Modernism and Industrialism and bemoaned the loss of traditional Southern culture. Their manifesto was an attack on modern industrial America and posited an alternate direction based on a return to traditional American values.
The members of this group were Donald Davidson, Andrew Nelson Lytle , Herman Clarence Nixon , Frank Lawrence Owsley , John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, John Gould Fletcher, Robert Penn WarrenRobert Penn Warren ( April 24, 1905 September 15, 1989) was an American poet and writer. He was born in Guthrie, Kentucky and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1925 and the University of California, Berkeley in 1926. He later attended Yale Universit, Lyle Lanier , John Donald WadeJohn Donald Wade ( September 28, 1892- October 9, 1963) was an American biographer, author, essayist, and teacher. John Donald Wade was born in Marshallville, Georgia. His father was a country doctor. Wade was descended from the first Governor of Georgia., Henry Blue Kline , and Stark YoungStark Young ( October 11, 1881 January 6, 1963) was an American teacher, playwright, novelist, painter, literary critic, and essayist. Stark Young was born in Como, Mississippi. He was the son of the local doctor. He entered the University of Mississippi.
The reputations of several members of this illustrious group were harmed during the 1930s by their association with the fascist Seward CollinsSeward Bishop Collins ( April 22, 1899 December 8, 1952) graduated from Princeton University and entered New York's literary life in 1926 as a bon vivant. He knew many literary giants of his day, had an affair with Dorothy Parker, and amassed a large coll, in whose magazine, The American ReviewThe American Review has been the name of more than one publication. 19th century magazine The American Review published stories by Edgar Allan Poe in the 1840s. 1930s magazine The American Review was founded by the fascist publisher Seward Collins in 1933, they published many articles critical of modernity. In the inaugural issue of his magazine in 1933, Collins praised Italian dictator Benito Mussolinifascist state through the use of propaganda, total control of the media and disassembly of the working democratic government. Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini ( July 29, 1883 April 28, 1945) ruled Italy as a dictator from 1922 to 1943. He created a fascis and lauded Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler ( April 20, 1889 April 30, 1945) was the Fuhrer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers' Party and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. In that capacity he was Chancellor of Germany, head of government, and head of state, ruling as a for thwarting a communist revolution in Germany. Allen Tate wrote a rebuttal of fascism for The New Republic in 1936 in an effort to distance himself from Collins.
I'll Take My Stand was originally criticized as a reactionary and romanticized defense of the Old South and viewed as nothing more than backward-looking nostalgia. In recent years some scholars have taken a second look at this book in light of the problems of modern industrial society and its effect on the human condition and the environment.
Today, the Southern Agrarians are lauded regularly in a quarterly, Southern Partisan , published in South Carolina. Their philosophy has been refined and updated by scholars such as Alan Carlson and the poet Wendell Berry. It is frequently explored by presses such as ISI Books , the book imprint of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute .
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