Louis Decimus Rubin Jr. (November 19, 1923 – November 16, 2013) was a noted American literary scholar and critic, writing teacher, publisher, and writer.[1] He is credited with helping to establish Southern literature as a recognized area of study within the field of American literature, as well as serving as a teacher and mentor for writers at Hollins College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;[1] and for founding Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a publishing company nationally recognized for fiction by Southern writers.[2] He died in Pittsboro, North Carolina and is buried at the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina.[3]
- ^ a b Bassett, John A. (2002). Joseph M. Flora (ed.). The Companion to Southern Literature: Themes, Genres, Places, People, Movements, and Motifs. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press. p. 752. ISBN 0807126926. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
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- ^ Hobson, Fred C. (2005). The Silencing of Emily Mullen and Other Essays . Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 97–112, 146–164. ISBN 0807130974.
- ^ "Dr Louis Decimus Rubin, Jr. (1923-2013)". Find a Grave. Retrieved October 9, 2014.