Lonelier Than God: Robert Penn Warren and the Southern Exile

by Randy Hendricks

The wandering figure was ever present in Robert Penn Warren's work. Randy Hendricks here explores the centrality of the theme of exile as a way of understanding Warren's artistry, showing that the exile figure is both a key to Warren's relation to much of twentieth-century Southern literature and an index to his growth as an artist.

Understanding the exile theme, as Hendricks reveals, is crucial to understanding Warren's regionalism, his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820321788
• ISBN13: 9780820321783
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.8"