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Robert Penn Warren

Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, literary critic and professor at Yale University.

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American poet, novelist, and literary critic (1905-1989)

Born 24 Apr 1905
Died 15 Sep 1989

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  • Cover of: All the king's men
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    First published in 1939 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: Wilderness: a tale of the Civil War.
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  • Cover of: Band of angels
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  • Cover of: World enough and time: a romantic novel.
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  • Cover of: Brother to dragons: a tale in verse and voices
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  • Cover of: At heaven's gate
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  • Cover of: The cave.
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  • Cover of: A place to come to: a novel
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  • Cover of: Faulkner; a collection of critical essays
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  • Cover of: Who speaks for the Negro?
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  • Cover of: American Literature: The Makers and the Making

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  • Cover of: The legacy of the Civil War
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience
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  • Cover of: Promises: poems 1954-1956.
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    First published in 1957 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Understanding fiction
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  • Cover of: Segregation: the inner conflict in the South.
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  • Cover of: Incarnations; poems, 1966-1968.
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  • Cover of: Short story masterpieces
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American poet, novelist, and literary critic (1905-1989)

Born 24 Apr 1905
Died 15 Sep 1989

Subjects

Fiction, American poetry, History, Poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), American fiction (fictional works by one author), American Authors, American literature, History and criticism, Warren, robert penn, 1905-1989, Drama, Short stories, American Civil War, American Short stories, Classic Literature, Confederate States of America, Criticism and interpretation, Juvenile audience, Social life and customs, Union, civil war, hanging, African Americans, American literature, history and criticism, Authors, American

Places

United States, Southern States, Alabama, Kentucky, Owl Creek Bridge, Tennessee, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, England, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Germany, Mallard residence, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Alamo, Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.), Appalachian Region, Araby

People

Robert Penn Warren (1905-), Peyton Farquhar, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Colonel Killigrew, Devil, Dr. Heidegger, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Ezekiel Cheever, George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, John Hale, John Hathorne, John Proctor, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Martha Corey, Mary Warren

Time

20th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1861-65, 1861-1865, 1865-, 19th century, 1692, American Civil War, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1920-1930's, Antebellum era, December, To 1846

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Alternative names

  • Robert, Penn Warren
  • Robert Penn-Warren
  • Robert Penn WARREN
  • Hua lun (Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989)
  • Robert Penn (editor) Warren
  • Robert Penn(1905-1989) Warren
  • ROBERT PENN WARREN
  • Robert Penn (Editor) Warren
  • Warren Robert Penn
  • Robert Penn 1905-1989 Warren
  • Robert Penn (ed.) Warren
  • Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-.
  • ed Robert Penn Warren
  • R. P. Warren

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August 17, 2021 Edited by LibraryDude33 Added new photo