- Taschenbuch: 128 Seiten
- Verlag: Vintage (12. August 1965)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0394702956
- ISBN-13: 978-0394702957
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 10,5 x 0,9 x 17,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (4 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 512.882 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Robinson Jeffers died in 1962 at the age of seventy-five, ending one of the most controversial poetic careers of this century.
The son of a theology professor at Western Seminary in Pittsburgh, Jeffers was taught Greek, Latin, and Hebrew as a boy, and spent three years in Germany and Switzerland before entering the University of Western Pennsylvania (now Pittsburgh) at fifteen. His education continued on the West Coast after his parents moved there, and he received a B.A. from Occidental College at eighteen. His interest in forestry, medicine, and general science led him to pursue his studies at the University of Southern California, and the University of Zurich.
The poems in this volume have been selected from his major works, among them Be Angry at the Sun; Hungerfield; The Double Axe; Roan Stallion; Tamar and Other Poems; as well as The Beginning and the End, which contains his last poems.
The son of a theology professor at Western Seminary in Pittsburgh, Jeffers was taught Greek, Latin, and Hebrew as a boy, and spent three years in Germany and Switzerland before entering the University of Western Pennsylvania (now Pittsburgh) at fifteen. His education continued on the West Coast after his parents moved there, and he received a B.A. from Occidental College at eighteen. His interest in forestry, medicine, and general science led him to pursue his studies at the University of Southern California, and the University of Zurich.
The poems in this volume have been selected from his major works, among them Be Angry at the Sun; Hungerfield; The Double Axe; Roan Stallion; Tamar and Other Poems; as well as The Beginning and the End, which contains his last poems.
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Fifty-eight poems selected from such major works as Be Angry at the Sun and Hungerfield.
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...and unfortunately drifting off the national radar. Robinson Jeffers had the pluck to use the word "empire" re: the U.S. during the forties, a time when such remarks were utter heresy. Timely and insightful reading for today's audience. I concur with the other reviewers: this is an excellent (and economical) introduction to Jeffers' work. My only negative observation is that the quality of the printing is poor. But, the excellent quality of the selections makes up for it. Enjoy.
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Jeffers was a child prodigy, a linguist,a conservationist, and interested in forestry, medicine and general science. He built his own poet's castle overlooking the ocean in Carmel, California. His poetry synthesizes his various interests, providing deep philosophical commentary on the nature of our lives. His "Apology for Bad Dreams" alone is worth the price of this volume, combining an exploration of the beauty of nature with humanity's inherent cruelty in gorgeously-written verse. The long (20+ page)"Roan Stallion" is a refreshing gem to read in our age of soundbites and performance bits. And of course anyone who loves the sea and descriptions of wildlife and natural settings will enjoy Jeffers' work. He depicts the same magnificent Big Sur landscape featured in some of the writings of John Steinbeck, Henry Miller and Jack Kerouac. Finally, he never insults the reader's intelligence, but assumes you are ready for sophisticated yet accessible verse at its finest.
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Back before Big Sur and Carmel became tourist traps, a stubborn man built his own house of stone on the central coast of California. His goal? to live in the wilderness not out of goopy New Age sentiment, but to experience in his soul the essential aloneness of humanity in an indifferent universe of relentess natural change. Robinson Jeffers' held the tragic view of life -- not a popular view now, no, but one well worth considering in a world where science tells us that the life of stars spans only a small portion of the Universe's total existence.
Above all else, this poet was a consummate craftsman. His poems have the solid strength of the rock cliffs he loved so much -- each word, as measured and necessary as the cut of a chisel, shapes the poem. Yet he had a novelist's gift for character and drama as well; his long tales, "Roan Stallion" and "Tamar", grip the reader's heart as well as mind.
The thoughtfully done selection of poems in this book provides a good view of his mature work. If you don't know Jeffers, start here.
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