Brotherly Love

"Brotherly Love" is a long poem that evokes William Penn's luminous vision of America, and shows what has become of it as the intractable conflicts of our history - struggles over the land, keeping faith with the Indians, the uses and abuses of power - threaten Penn's ideal. "A beautiful and important book which has the makings of being a great popular success, and of becoming a staple in our schools and a permanent landmark in our culture...The use of historical documents is brilliant...The moral problems presented are inextricably involved in our history as a nation, and still confront us. The Indian material is beautiful and poignant almost beyond belief. And the vision of Penn is noble and significant." - Frederick Morgan "A spectacular achievement which handles brilliantly the mysterious relationship between spirit and flesh, history and vision, intent and act, dream and reality." - Anthony Hecht