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'''Robert Penn Warren''' (1905–89), was an American novelist, poet and critic. Born in Guthrie, Kentucky, and educated at Vanderbilt University (BA 1925), Warren became a leader of the "[[Nashville Agrarians]]" in the 1930s, he represent a strong conservative voice in American letters. He won the Pulitzer Price twice for poetry, ''Brother to Dragons'' (1953), a long, dramatic poem, and ''Promises'' (1957); and once for his novel about [[Huey Long]] and the corruptions of Southern politics in the 1930s, ''All the King’s Men'' (1946). He has been hailed by conservative critics.
==Further reading==
* Steven D. Ealy. "Corruption and Innocence in Robert Penn Warren's Fiction," ''Modern Age'' Volume 47, Number 2; Spring 2005 [http://www.mmisi.org/ma/47_02/ealy.pdf online edition]
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[[Category:Conservatives]]
==Further reading==
* Steven D. Ealy. "Corruption and Innocence in Robert Penn Warren's Fiction," ''Modern Age'' Volume 47, Number 2; Spring 2005 [http://www.mmisi.org/ma/47_02/ealy.pdf online edition]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Warren, Robert Penn}}
[[Category:Conservatives]]