Name
Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 (Interviewee)
Singal, Daniel Joseph, 1944- (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Robert Penn Warren 1974
Abstract
Family background and childhood in rural Kentucky; education at Vanderbilt, Berkeley and Yale; participation in the Agrarian movement; writing JOHN BROWN, NIGHT RIDERS, AT HEAVEN'S GATE, PROUD FLESH, and ALL THE KING'S MEN; editing the SOUTHERN REVIEW, 1935-42; reflections on southern politics, violence and racial thought; impressions of John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, Frank L. Owsley, Donald Davids on and others
Collection Name
Southern intellectual leaders (A) project
Subjects
Authors; American literature--20th century; Southern States Intellectual life; Southern States Politics and government; Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1974
Note (Biographical)
Author
Note
Interviewed by Daniel Joseph Singal on October 16, 1974
Note (Provenance)
Robert Penn Warren, Gift 1978
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13828138
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-khyx-6k75
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.