Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren was an American poet, novelist, literary critic and professor at Yale University. He was one of the founders of New Criticism. He was also a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers.
Background
- Born in
- Guthrie
- Educated at
- Vanderbilt UniversityUniversity of OxfordYale UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyClarksville Senior High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Bollingen Prize🏆 National Book Award🏆 Robert Frost Medal
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Timeline
1905
Born
Birth1989
Died
Death
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