Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Robert Penn Warren
Born: April 24, 1905
Died: September 15, 1989 (aged 84)
Bio: Robert Penn Warren was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism. He was also a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers.
Known for:
- All the King's Men (1946)
- Night Rider (1939)
- Understanding Poetry (1938)
- Who Speaks for the Negro? (1965)
- World enough and time (1950)
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