{"product_id":"making-history-14","title":"Making History","description":"From his first published book to his last works, Robert Penn Warren wrote novels, poetry, biographies, and essays based on the lives of American historical figures. Even some of his critical texts take a biographical approach to their subjects. In \u003ci\u003eMaking History, \u003c\/i\u003ethe first comprehensive survey of Warren's biographical narratives, Jonathan S. Cullick tracks a clear development toward autobiography in Warren's career. By applying narrative theory to that provocative trend, he then makes an intriguing discovery: Warren's discourse techniques dramatize his philosophy of history and ethics. Cullick unearths what might be called the \"\"narrative syntax\"\" of Warren's historical vision, in which genre becomes vital in the attempt to reconcile American past and present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking History \u003c\/i\u003econsiders all of Warren's major biographical narratives and their evolvement from detached reporting to doubtful self-examination. It offers a new reading of Warren's famed novel \u003ci\u003eAll the King's Men \u003c\/i\u003eand close examination of several neglected texts, including Warren's first book, \u003ci\u003eJohn Brown: The Making of a Martyr; \u003c\/i\u003ehis essay \"\"The World of Daniel Boone\"\"; and two of his final works, \u003ci\u003eJefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePortrait of a Father.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Louisiana State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55807355683160,"sku":"9780807126035","price":28.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780807126035.jpg?v=1778679054","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/making-history-14","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}