John Crowe Ransom Summary

John Crowe Ransom (1888-1974), American poet, critic, and agrarian champion, was the center of the "Fugitive" group, of the Southern Agrarians, and of the New Critics.John Crowe Ransom was born in Pul... Read more

Born in Pulaski, Tennessee, John Crowe Ransom grew up in the many small towns near Nashville that his father, John J. Ransom, served as a minister of the Methodist church. Educated at home until he wa... Read more