Southern writers such as Augustus B. Longstreet, Joseph G. Baldwin, and Johnson J. Hooper
A. developed a realist tradition that focused on the lives of ordinary people.
B. felt there was no place for humor in American literature.
C. focused on the lives of aristocrats.
D. romanticized the institution of slavery.
E. None of these answers is correct.
Answer: A
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