Burden of Time

Two groups which originated in Nashville: Tennessee, in the early 1920's had a strong influence on American letters. Known as the "e;Fugitives"e; and "e;Agrarian,"e; they included, among others, John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, Robert Penn Warren, Donald Davidson and Merrill Moore. This study of their contributions is, as R.W.B. Lewis has written, "e;a searching, supple, and most of the time brillia...