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The Southern Agrarians (also known as the Vanderbilt Agrarians or Nashville Agrarians) were a group of twelve American writers and poets with roots in the Southern United States who joined together to publish an agrarian manifesto, a collection of essays entitled I'll Take My Stand in 1930. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive Agrarianism is a social and Political philosophy which stresses the viewpoint that the cultivation of plants or Farming leads to a fuller and happier life Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The Southern Agrarians formed an important conservative branch of American populism, and contributed to the revial of Southern literature in the 1920s and 1930s known as the Southern Renaissance. Conservatism in the United States includes a variety of political ideologies including Fiscal conservatism, Supply-side economics, Social conservatism Populism is a discourse which supports "the people" versus "the Elites " Populism may involve either a political philosophy urging social and political Southern literature (sometimes called the literature of the American South) is defined as American literature about the Southern United States or by writers The Southern Renaissance (also known as Southern Renascence) was the reinvigoration of American Southern literature that began in the 1920s and 1930s with They were mostly based out of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in Nashville, Tennessee,

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Members

The Southern Agrarians included:

Beliefs

The Agrarians evolved from a philosophical discussion group known as the "Fugitives" or "Fugitive Poets". Andrew Nelson Lytle (December 26 1902 – December 12 1995) was an American novelist dramatist essayist and professor of literature Frank Lawrence Owsley ( January 20, 1890 – October 21, 1955) was a American Historian and member of the Nashville John Crowe Ransom ( April 30, 1888, Pulaski Tennessee - July 3, 1974, Gambier Ohio) was an American Poet John Orley Allen Tate ( November 19, 1899 - February 9, 1979) was an American Poet, essayist and social commentator and John Donald Wade ( September 28, 1892 - October 9, 1963) was an American biographer author essayist and teacher Robert Penn Warren (April 24 1905 &ndash September 15 1989 was an American poet Novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism. Richard Malcolm Weaver Jr ( March 3, 1910 – April 1, 1963) was an American scholar who taught English at the Stark Young ( October 11, 1881 - January 6, 1963) was an American Teacher, Playwright, Novelist The Fugitives were a group of poets and literary scholars who came together at Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee around 1920 Their studies of poetic modernism and of H. L. Mencken's stinging critique of Southern culture led them to confront the effect of modernity on Southern culture and tradition. The informal leader of the Fugitives and the Agrarians was John Crowe Ransom, though he formally repudiated agrarianism in a 1945 essay. John Crowe Ransom ( April 30, 1888, Pulaski Tennessee - July 3, 1974, Gambier Ohio) was an American Poet The most eloquent exponent of the Agrarian philosophy eventually proved to be Ransom's student and Donald Davidson's friend, Richard M. Weaver. Richard Malcolm Weaver Jr ( March 3, 1910 – April 1, 1963) was an American scholar who taught English at the Unlike the others, Weaver taught at a Northern institution, the University of Chicago. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago.

The Agrarians bemoaned the loss of traditional Southern culture. Their manifesto was an attack on modern industrial America. It posited an alternate direction based on a return to traditional American values. The development of the culture of the United States of America — music, cinema, dance, architecture, literature, poetry

Seward Collins, editor of The American Review, which published some essays by Agrarians in 1933, praised Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler for thwarting a communist revolution in Germany. Seward Bishop Collins ( April 22, 1899 &ndash December 8, 1952) was an American New York socialite and Publisher. The American Review has served as the title of three distinct Magazines 19th century See also American Review A Whig Journal Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based In 1936, however, Allen Tate published a critique of fascism in The New Republic, to distance the Agrarians from Collins. John Orley Allen Tate ( November 19, 1899 - February 9, 1979) was an American Poet, essayist and social commentator and The New Republic ( TNR) is an American Magazine of politics and the arts

Robert Penn Warren eventually emerged as the most accomplished of the Agrarians, but he also largely repudiated their views. Robert Penn Warren (April 24 1905 &ndash September 15 1989 was an American poet Novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism. He became a major American poet and novelist, winning the Pulitzer Prize for his 1946 All the King's Men. All the King's Men is a Novel by Robert Penn Warren, first published in 1946 He acted as a mentor to the African-American author Ralph Ellison, among many others in his career, and supported him for awards and memberships in prestigious cultural organizations. Warren left the Agrarians behind as his political and social views evolved, particularly his liberal political philosophy and support for racial integration. Racial integration, or simply integration includes Desegregation (the process of ending systematic Racial segregation)

I'll Take My Stand was originally criticized as a reactionary and romanticized defense of the Old South. Reactionary (also reactionist) is a derogatory term usually used by the Left wing in regards to movements which oppose radical change in society and seeks a return This article is about Old South and the geographical historical and cultural implications of the phrase It was viewed as little more than nostalgia. The term nostalgia describes a longing for the past often in idealized form In recent years, scholars such as Carlson, Scotchie, Genovese and others 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 the pro-South Southern Partisan. Southern Partisan is a political magazine published in the United States founded in 1979 that focuses on its Southern region and those states that were Their philosophy has been refined and updated by scholars such as Allan C. Carlson and the writer Wendell Berry. Allan C Carlson (born Des Moines Iowa, 1949 is a scholar of the family and is the president of the Howard Center, a director of the Family in America Studies Wendell Berry (born August 5, 1934, Henry County Kentucky) is an American Man of letters, academic cultural and It has been explored in books published by ISI Books, the book imprint of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. The Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Inc or (ISI, is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1953 as the Intercollegiate Society of Individualists

Vanderbilt University

Many of the Southern Agrarians and Fugitive poets were connected to Vanderbilt University, either as students or as faculty members. Vanderbilt University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in Nashville, Tennessee, Davidson, Lytle, Ransom, Tate, and Warren all attended the university; Davidson and Ransom later joined the faculty, along with Owsley.

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