This is a remarkable collection of letters covering nearly four decades of correspondence between two of the South's foremost literary figures.
The series began in 1927 when Tate invited Lytle, who was then a student at the Yale School of Drama, to visit him at his apartment at 27 Bank Street in New York. Although they were acquaintances through their involvement with the Fugitives at Vanderbilt, they had never been close friends because Lytle's association with the group occurred after Tate had left Nashville. But after Lytle's visit with Tate and his wife, Caroline Gordon, both...
This is a remarkable collection of letters covering nearly four decades of correspondence between two of the South's foremost literary figures.