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- ISBN: 9780374530952 | 0374530955
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/16/2007
One of the early-twentieth century Southern intellectuals and artists of the early twentieth century known as the Agrarians, Allen Tate wrote poetry that was rooted strongly in that region's pastÂ--in the land, the people, and the traditions of the American South as well as in the forms and concerns of the classic poets. In Â"Ode to the Confederate DeadÂ"Â-- generally recognized as his greatest poemÂ--he delineates both the horror of the sight of rows of tombstones at a Confederate cemetery and the honor that such sacrifice embodies, resulting in "a masterpiece that could not be transcended" (William Pratt).