Allen Tate
American poet and critic who was a member of the Fugitive group and a leading New Critic. His Ode to the Confederate Dead is considered a modernist masterpiece.
Works
- PoemsPoems exploring Southern history, classical tradition, and modern alienation
- Ode to the Confederate DeadElegy meditating on Civil War dead, historical loss, and American cultural memory
- The MediterraneanPoem set in a Mediterranean landscape examining cultural decline and European civilization
- Collected PoemsComplete poems of a major Southern modernist poet and literary critic