Cleanth Brooks letters, 1939-1947, 1964

Author

Finding aid prepared by Megan Mummey

Title

Cleanth Brooks letters

Date

1939-1947, 1964

Repository

University of Kentucky Special Collections

Arrangement

Collection is arranged chronologically.

Location note

Housed with multiple collections.

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open to researchers by appointment.

Preferred Citation Note

2012MS040: [identification of item], Cleanth Brooks letters, 1939-1947, 1964, University of Kentucky Special Collections.

Extent

0.1 Cubic feet

1 box

Biography/History

Cleanth Brooks, Kentucky born author, editor, and teacher, attended Vanderbilt University, Tulane University, and Oxford as a Rhodes scholar (1929-1932). Brooks is noted primarily for his work as a literary critic and is considered an authority on the work of William Faulkner. The founder and editor of The Southern Review, Brooks has collaborated with Robert Penn Warren on several publications. Along with Warren, Brooks is a proponent of the New Criticism, a modern approach to the study of literature.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of Cleanth Brooks letters to Arthur Mizener from 1939 until 1964 which mainly concern the publication of The Southern Review.

Subjects

• George S. MacManus Co..
• Mizener, Arthur
• Publishers and publishing--United States.

Collection Inventory