50 Years of the Southern Review (1985)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1985-10-18
Duration: 00:02:39
Subjects: The Southern Review | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) | Literature | Authors | Percy, Walker, 1916-1990 | Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989
Contributors:
- Johnson, Ken Host
- Grigsby, Katheryn Reporter
- Percy, Walker Speaker
- Warren, Robert Penn Speaker
Description
This segment from the October 18, 1985, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Katheryn Grigsby’s report on the conference celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Southern Review at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge. Grigsby reports that the literary quarterly was first published at LSU in 1935 by editors Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren. Her report includes highlights of the readings given by authors Walker Percy and Robert Penn Warren.