By comparing antebellum southern gothic literature and postbellum southern gothic literature, it becomes apparent that 'slavery was the driving force behind literary production' (MacKethan). Typically, southern gothic literature is divided into two segments: 'antebellum' and 'postbellum' (as relating to the civil war) (MacKethan).

Other authors contributing to the popularization of southern gothic literature are 'Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Ambrose Bierce' (Southern Gothic: Distinguishing Features). Southern gothic literature was '' by 'William Faulkner' in 'the 1920s and '30s' (Southern Gothic: Distinguishing Features). Southern gothic literature was created by the combination of this southern literature with pre-existing gothic literature.

that they saw themselves as different from' (MacKethan). Memorable Quote: 'Harlan savored every burning drop of his gin as Jezebel drifted into the muddy Tennessee. Moreledge) This anthology features 10 modern Southern Gothic short stories, proving the tradition is still going strong. The southerners did this (differentiated) by 'defining themselves against the place (the north) or the ideology. Southern Gothic Shorts, 2008 (Edited by Phillip J. The literature in the south began to turn away from that of the north in the 1830s, when 'northern writers and readers were busily creating assumptions about the SouthвЂ™s ' (MacKethan). Flannery OвЂ™Connor, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, William Faulkner, and Carson McCullers are among the best-known writers of Southern gothic. The differences between the nothern and southern United States areВ conspicuous from the food to the population to the culture, the regions are completely unique from one another. Southern gothic, a style of writing practiced by many writers of the American South whose stories set in that region are characterized by grotesque, macabre, or fantastic incidents.

Features of southern gothic literature