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Southern Quarterly Review

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Southern Quarterly Review
Former editorsDaniel Kimball Whitaker,
William Gilmore Simms
James Henley Thornwell
CategoriesLiterature, History, Criticism
FrequencyQuarterly
FounderDaniel Kimball Whitaker
James Ritchie
First issueJanuary 1842
Final issueFebruary 1857
CountryUnited States
Based in
  • New Orleans, Louisiana (1842–1843)
  • Charleston, South Carolina (1843–1854)
  • Baltimore, Maryland (1854–1855)
  • Columbia, South Carolina (1856–1857)
OCLC1586540

The Southern Quarterly Review (1842–1857) was an American literary magazine founded by Daniel Kimball Whitaker and James Ritchie in New Orleans, Louisiana. Within the first year the magazine publishing was moved to Charleston, South Carolina, followed moved to Baltimore, Maryland for one year in 1855, before its final move to Columbia, South Carolina. It was known for being pro-slavery.

History

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It was established by Daniel K. Whitaker and James Ritchie, both from Massachusetts.[1] Established in New Orleans, it was relocated to Charleston during its first year. It continued there until 1854, relocated to Baltimore in 1855, and returned to South Carolina where it was published in Columbia from 1856 to 1857.[2]

William Gilmore Simms

According to the South Carolina Encyclopedia, "it survived longer than any other important magazine except the Southern Literary Messenger." It advocated advocated classicism in literature, agrarianism, was pro-slavery in economy, and Protestant in religion.[2] It was antagonistic towards the French Revolution and transcendentalism,[2] and opposed "British aggression" and "states' rights". The magazine notably published an opposition review of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) in July 1853 by editor William Gilmore Simms.[3][4]

Editors included Daniel K. Whitaker from 1842–1847, a transplant from New England; and South Carolinian William Gilmore Simms from 1849–1854.[2][5] George Frederick Holmes and Jacob Cardozo had articles published in it. Other contributors included William J. Grayson, Robert Barnwell Rhett, James Warley Miles, Frederick A. Porcher, Beverly Tucker, and J. D. B. De Bow.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Moss, William M. (1980). "Vindicator of Southern Intellect and Institutions: The "Southern Quarterly Review"". The Southern Literary Journal (review). 13 (1): 72–108. ISSN 0038-4291.
  2. ^ a b c d e Calhoun, Richard (August 1, 2016). "Southern Quarterly Review". South Carolina Encyclopedia. University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies.
  3. ^ Watson, Charles S. (1976). "Simms's Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin". American Literature (review). 48 (3): 365–368. doi:10.2307/2924870. JSTOR 2924870.
  4. ^ "William Gilmore Simms, 1806-1870". Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, University of North Carolina Press. 1989 – via Documenting the American South.
  5. ^ Edgar, Walter (August 30, 2019). ""S" is for Southern Quarterly Review". South Carolina Public Radio.

Further reading

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  • Whitaker, Daniel Kimball; Clapp, Milton; Simms, William Gilmore; Thornwell, James Henley, eds. (January 1842). "*". The Southern Quarterly Review. Vol. 1. E. H. Britton – via Google Books. (Google Books has 30 volumes online)
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