The southern essays of Richard M. Weaver / edited by George M. Curtis, III and James J. Thompson, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weaver, Richard M., 1910-1963.

Contributor:

Curtis, George M., 1935-

Thompson, James J., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Southern States--Civilization.

Southern States.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

xxii, 268 pages : portrait ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Liberty Press, [1987]

Summary:

Richard M. Weaver (1910-1963) was one of the leading figures in the post-World War II development of an intellectual, self-conscious conservatism. His thought and his appreciation of liberty were rooted in his understanding of Southern history. He believed that Southern values of religion, work ethic, and family could provide a defense against the totalitarian nihilism of fascist and communist statism.This collection of fourteen essays demonstrates George Core's point that "few writers of the South rival Richard Weaver in comprehensiveness of vision and depth of thought."George M. Curtis, III, is a Senior Fellow of Liberty Fund.James J. Thompson, Jr., is the author of three books.

Contents:

Part I. "Work with the word" : Southern literature and thought

The Tennessee Agrarians (1952)

The Southern Phoenix (1963)

Agrarianism in exile (1950)

Contemporary Southern literature (1959)

Part II. "The Contemplation of These Images" : The South in American history

Two types of American individualism (1963)

Two orators (1963)

The older religiouness in the South (1943)

Albert Taylor Bledsoe (1944)

Southern chivalry and total war (1945)

Lee the philosopher (1948)

Part III. "Discipline in tragedy" : The Southern tradition for an American future

The South and the revolution of nihilism (1944)

Aspects of the Southern philosophy (1952)

The Southern tradition (1964)

The South and the American union (1957).

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Hackney.

ISBN:

0865970572

9780865970571

0865970580

9780865970588

OCLC:

15132783

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