A selective bibliography of open access articles on John Crowe Ransom, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Authors of Web Sites
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Reuben, Paul. A primary and secondary bibliography for John Crowe Ransom, from Dr. Reuben's bibliography web site
Shank, Judith Stewart. "Form and restraint in John Crowe Ransom's Vision of community," Political Science Reviewer, 2001
Tell, David. "Burke's Encounter with Ransom: Rhetoric and Epistemology in 'Four Master Tropes.'" Rhetoric Society Quarterly, Fall 2004
Tillinghast, Richard. John Crowe Ransom: Tennessee’s major minor poet. In The New Criterion, Vol. 15, #6, Feb. 1997
Yezzi, David. The fortunes of formalism In The New Criterion, Vol. 23, No. 8, April 2005
An introduction to John Crowe Ransom, plus excerpts of reputable critical discussions of "Bells for John Whiteside's Daughter" and "Dead Boy," from the Modern American Poetry Site (Univ. of Illinois)
A brief introduction to John Crowe Ransom from "American Passages" from Annenberg/CPB. "Ransom produced his best and best-known poetry in the 1920s, including 'Bells for John Whiteside's Daughter,' 'Philomela,' 'Piazza Piece,' 'Equilibrists,' and 'Janet Waking.' His poetry is known for its tendency to expose the ironies of existence, primarily through short lyrics about often somber or serious domestic scenes."
Issues for discussion and analysis in John Crowe Ransom's poetry, from Heath guides
Manuscripts for the Fugitives and Agrarians in the Vanderbilt University Special Collections
A timeline for John Crowe Ransom
http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=12 An introduction to John Crowe Ransom from the Academy of American Poets
A succinct summary of modern American poetry discusses John Crowe Ransom's importance, from the Academy of American Poets site
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