Robert Penn Warren

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 online edition