The scene of this novel is Kentucky; the time, the early days of the last century, when the men who raised tobacco tried to organise themselves against the power of the men who bought it. This conflict of wills and motives led to violence, which bred more and greater violence. The hero, Percy Munn, a young lawyer, is drawn into the battle; against his will, almost before he knows it, he becomes a leader in a struggle that is so pervasive and demanding...

Thirty-seven of Warren's poems written between 1976 and 1978, presented in reverse chronological order.

Amantha Starr, who was sent to Ohio at age nine to receive an education, does not return to her father's Kentucky plantation until she learns of his death. At his graveside she is shocked to learn that her mother had been a plantation slave, and now she, Amantha, is being sold by her father's creditors. This is her story for a search of freedom.

"First published in 1970, Warren's edition remains the most comprehensive selection of Melville's poetry ever presented. It brings together the best of the Civil War poems from Battle-Pieces (1866), the portraits of sailors from John Marr (1888), and the autumnal lyrics from Timoleon (1891), as well as poems uncollected during Melville's lifetime. Central to the selection are several self-contained passages from Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage to the...

A collection of Robert Penn Warren's poetry, including ten new poems that have never appeared in book form and the works in previous volumes: "Selected Poems: 1923-1966," "Or else," "Incarnations," and "Audubon."

A collection of all of the published poetry of the first Poet Laureate of the United States features collations of all versions of the poems, accompanied by textual and explanatory notes. Winner of the 1998 Jules and Frances Laundry Award. In this indispensable volume, John Burt has assembled every poem (with the exception of Brother to Dragons) ever published by Robert Penn Warren.