{"product_id":"selected-letters-of-robert-penn-warren-3","title":"Selected Letters of Robert Penn Warren","description":"The years 1969 and 1979 bookend a volatile decade in American history. As an articulate witness to the era of the Vietnam War, Watergate, Jimmy Carter, and the national \"\"malaise,\"\" Robert Penn Warren produced a phenomenal body of work, securing his place in the canon of American poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume five of \u003ci\u003eSelected Letters of Robert Penn Warren: Backward Glances and New Visions, 1969-1979\u003c\/i\u003e includes Warren's letters to friends, family, peers, editors, inquiring scholars, and critics - recording the details of his personal and professional life and illustrating his pivotal role in twentieth-century American literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these turbulent but fruitful years, Warren produced both \u003ci\u003eAudubon: A Vision (1969)\u003c\/i\u003e and the revised version of \u003ci\u003eBrother to Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e (1979). In between lay some of Warren's most searching work as poet, novelist, literary critic, and social commentator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring this era Warren's achievements included his highly experimental and complex \u003ci\u003eOr Else - Poem\/Poems \u003c\/i\u003e(1974) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eNow and Then\u003c\/i\u003e (1978). Before the end of the 1970s three more novels appeared concluding with his final book of fiction, \u003ci\u003eA Place to Come To\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume provides insight into Warren's inspiration during a remarkably productive era and will prove an essential resource on his life and work.","brand":"Louisiana State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55807633359192,"sku":"9780807138274","price":84.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780807138274.jpg?v=1778679949","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/selected-letters-of-robert-penn-warren-3","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}