In the heart's last kingdom
Subtitle: Robert Penn Warren's major poetry
By: Calvin Bedient.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-  -- Poetic works.; Southern States -- In literature.
Description: Bedient captures the forces that energize Warren's major poetry: his craving for experience, action, beauty, magnificence, his love of the natural world, his quest for self-knowledge, his hunger for truth and glory. Singling out the poems that rank as masterpieces, he explores their psychological and metaphysical nuances and probes the sources of their power.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.