New Releases by Robert Penn Warren

John Greenleaf Whittier''s Poetry was first published in 1971. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. In this volume Robert Warren Penn, the noted critic, poet, and novelist, provides a major new appraisal of the once enormously popular New England port, John Greenleaf Whittier, along with his selection of 36 of Whittier''s poems. Through Warren''s perceptive and illuminating discussion, the significance of Whittier as a writer for our time becomes clear. In his introduction Warren shows that Whittier''s deep commitment to his fellowman, especially his devotion to the cause of abolition, profoundly influenced his writing. In his estimate of Whittier''s place in literature, Warren invokes the questions What does the past mean to an American? and in this context he compares Whittier with Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, and Faulkner. He finds that Whittier''s "star belongs in their constellation. If it is less commanding than any of theirs it yet shines with a clear and authentic light."

A collection of poems inspired by the life and writings of the famous naturalist

"Originally published in 1963, this powerful novel spools a rewarding, dramatic storyline while it probes the deeper philosophical search for self-definition in modern life and the symbolic demise of the agrarian South from technological progress. Flood begins with the arrival of two men in a small Tennessee town - Brad Tolliver, long-absent native son and successful screenwriter, and Yasha Jones, famous director and stranger to the region. Their purpose is to create a great film about the town, which will soon vanish when the massive dam being built downriver is completed. The town''s inhabitants come vividly to life as past and present forces prepare them for a climactic new beginning to their world."--BOOK JACKET.

Adam Rosenzweig, a German Jew, wants to serve in the Union Army, but on shipboard to America, someone sees his deformed foot, and he has to escape from pursuers.