Andrew Nelson Lytle
| Andrew Nelson Lytle | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 26, 1902 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1995 (aged 92) Monteagle, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Literature |
| Institutions |
Sewanee: The University of the South University of Florida |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
Sewanee: The University of the South
Andrew Nelson Lytle (December 26, 1902 – December 12, 1995) was an American novelist, dramatist, essayist and professor of literature.
Andrew Nelson Lytle was born on December 26, 1902 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1925.
Lytle's first literary success came as a result of his association with the Southern Agrarians, a movement whose members included poets Robert Penn Warren and Allen Tate, whom Lytle knew from Vanderbilt University. The group of poets, novelists and writers published the 1930s I'll Take My Stand, which expressed their philosophy. In 1948, Lytle helped start the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Florida.
Lytle first published a biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Confederate general of the American Civil War: Bedford Forrest and his Critter Company (1931). Lytle went on to write more than a dozen books, including novels, collected short stories, and collections of essays on literary and cultural topics.
Most critics consider The Velvet Horn (1957) to be Lytle's best work. It was nominated for the National Book Award for fiction. His 1973 memoir, A Wake For The Living, is a tour-de-force in Southern storytelling, combining a deep religious sensibility, an expansive view of history that links events across decades and even centuries, and—sometimes—bawdy family tales.
Lytle served as editor of the Sewanee Review from 1961 to 1973 while he was a professor at the University of the South. During Lytle's tenure, the Review became one of the nation's most prestigious literary magazines. Lytle was an early champion of Flannery O'Connor's work. Lytle encouraged many writers, including Allen Tate and Robert Penn Warren, but also Elizabeth Bishop, Caroline Gordon, and Robert Lowell. His insightful criticism often improved their work.
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