Eric Bentley Collection on Robert Penn Warren
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Eric Bentley Collection on Robert Penn Warren
- Date
- 1946-1947
- Creator
- Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- American literature--Kentucky--History and criticism
- Authors, American--Kentucky.
- Authors--Correspondence.
- Plays.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2012MS192: [identification of item], Eric Bentley Collection on Robert Penn Warren, 1946-1947, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Robert Penn Warren was born in Guthrie, Kentucky, in 1905. He attended public schools, graduated from Vanderbilt University, and became a Rhodes Scholar. He worked as a professor of English and playwriting at several American universities. A writer of novels, plays and poetry, Warren received numerous awards, including Pulitzer prizes for both fiction and poetry. He was one of the United States' leading literary figures and was named Poet Laureate of the United States.
- Scope and Content
- The Eric Bentley Collection on Robert Penn Warren comprises correspondence, compositions, and printed materials related to Robert Penn Warren and the opening of the play All the King's Men at the University of Minnesota. The collection includes a letter from Eric Bentley to Penn containing literary questions concerning Penn's writing as well as Penn's response.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
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