Leonard R. Casper Robert Penn Warren: The Dark and Bloody Ground manuscript

Abstract

The Leonard R. Casper Robert Penn Warren: The Dark and Bloody Ground manuscript (dated circa 1960; 0.3 cubic feet; 1 box) consists of two manuscript drafts and handwritten notes for Robert Penn Warren: The Dark and Bloody Ground, a critique of several major works by Robert Penn Warren.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Leonard R. Casper Robert Penn Warren: The Dark and Bloody Ground manuscript
Date
circa 1960
Creator
Casper, Leonard, 1923-
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet
Subjects
Criticism.
Authors, American -- Kentucky.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by material type.
Finding Aid Author
Alison Sperry
Preferred Citation
64m140: [identification of item], Leonard R. Casper Robert Penn Warren: The Dark and Bloody Ground manuscript, circa 1960, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
Leonard Casper was a professor of English at Boston College, who wrote Robert Penn Warren: The Dark and Bloody Ground, which was a criticism of Warren's major literary works. Robert Penn Warren, born and raised in Kentucky, was a poet, critic, novelist and college professor. Some of the universities that he taught at include Vanderbilt University, Southwester College, University of Minnesota, Yale University and Louisiana State University. While at Louisiana State University he founded the Southern Review. In 1986, Warren was appointed the country's first Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. He also published sixteen volumes of poetry in which he received several Pulitzer Prizes for some of his poems. Warren also published ten novels, two of which were turned into movies. These were All the King's Men and Band of Angels.
Scope and Content
The Leonard R. Casper Robert Penn Warren: The Dark and Bloody Ground manuscript (dated circa 1960; 0.3 cubic feet; 1 box) consists of two manuscript drafts and handwritten notes for Robert Penn Warren: The Dark and Bloody Ground, a critique of several major works by Robert Penn Warren. These works include John Brown: The Making of a Martyr, Night Rider, All the King's Men and Band of Angels.

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 Research Center.

Contents of the Collection

Unbound typescript, circa 1960

  • Box 1, folder 1
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Unbound typescript, circa 1960

  • Box 1, folder 2
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Handwritten notes, circa 1960

  • Box 1, folder 3
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