Publication

1979 - Random House, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

35,250 words, Guess

Page Count

141 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivebrothertodragons00warr
  • ISBN-100394505514
  • ISBN-100394737946
  • ISBN-139780394505510
  • ISBN-139780394737942
and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC811/.5/2
  • LCCPS3545.A748 B7 1979

Description

The significantly revised version of Brother to Dragons appeared in 1979, twenty-six years after the original. It is, Warren wrote, "in some important senses, a new work." Told in the distinct voices of characters long dead and now gathered at an unspecified place and time, the poem recalls events leading to and resulting from the 1811 murder of a young slave by Thomas Jefferson's nephew. "R.P.W." is the narrator of the versified tale, whose poignant ending brings not only reconciliation among the ghostly figures but healing for Warren's persona as well.

Subjects

Topics

PoetryMurderSlaveryHistoryCrimes againstAfrican AmericansSpanish literature

Places

People

Isham Lewis (-1815?)Lilburn Lewis (-1812)Isham Lewis (d. 1815?)Lilburn Lewis (d. 1812)Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)Lucy Jefferson Lewis (1752-1811)

Genres

  • Poetry

Other Editions

  • Brother to dragons: a tale in verse and voicesRandom House1979-01-01
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