Robert Penn Warren: The Dark and Bloody Ground

by Leonard Casper, Unknown .

University of Washington Press, 1960, hardcover, with DJ. DJ is sun faded/soiled on spine w/one tear top front and some edge wear. A very few marginalia. otherwise, book in very good condition. Private library.

212 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1969

About the author

Leonard Ralph Casper (1923–2018) was an American literary critic, fiction writer, and professor best known for his extensive work on Philippine literature. He taught at Boston College for 45 years and was a visiting professor in the Philippines on several occasions. Casper's books on Philippine literature were widely referenced in the 1980s by English majors in the Philippines. His work was instrumental in connecting Philippine literature with American readership and was respected by many Filipino writers and critics.