KnowraSouthern literatureLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Southern literature, each with the reason it gives.All 7Related 1Narrower topic 6Southern GothicNarrower topic: Southern Gothic is one mode within the much wider field of Southern literature.William FaulknerNarrower topic: Faulkner’s work became a central reference point for later writing about the region.Eudora WeltyNarrower topic: Welty’s work belongs to this tradition while resisting simple regional stereotypes.Erskine CaldwellNarrower topic: Caldwell’s fiction belongs to a tradition of writing about Southern life and inequality.Light in AugustNarrower topic: The novel became a major work within a tradition confronting the region’s racial and historical legacies.William Gilmore SimmsNarrower topic: Simms is commonly treated as an early major figure in this regional tradition.