This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of the “Southern Renaissance,” an unprecedented rise in the literature of the southern states of the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. The study employs comparative-historical, comparative-typological, descriptive-analytical, and cultural-historical methods. Through the comparative-historical method, the stages of the formation of the “Southern Renaissance” and the socio-political factors influencing its development are examined. The comparative-typological method is used to identify the similarities and differences between the “Southern Renaissance” and other literary movements, particularly European modernism and the “Harlem Renaissance.” Based on the descriptive-analytical method, the works and literary heritage of the leading representatives are analyzed. The cultural-historical method reveals the influence of the “Lost Cause” ideology, the trauma of the Civil War, and modernization processes on the literary movement. The article also pays special attention to the impact of the “Southern Renaissance” on world literature, especially on Latin American magical realism.

Southern Renaissance, American literature, William Faulkner, Allen Tate, modernism, “Lost Cause,” regional literature, magical realism, comparative literary studies, comparative-historical method, comparative-typological method.

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