Text of jeffers s 1941 lecture at the library of congress. Happy womens day with this wonderful poem by maya angelou. Frederic carpenter, a noted jeffers critic, explains in his book, robinson jeffers, that they the shorter poems are as unconventional as the long ones, and show an even greater variety. The women at point sur and other poems by jeffers, robinson. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about the women at point sur and other poems by robinson jeffers. Click to read more about the women at point sur and other poems by robinson jeffers. Cover of the collected poetry of robinson jeffers by edited by tim hunt. Present are manuscripts for the double axe, medea, and the women at point sur and drafts of many individual poems. Home women at point sur and other poems women at point sur and other poems by robinson jeffers book condition. Jeffers lived in the big sur area, and has lots of nature poems. Scottish ballad motif as vehicle for an oedipal conflict. Robinson jeffers, first edition abebooks passion for books.
He is known for his mythical lyrics and narrative poems, as in roan stallion, tamar, and other poems 1925, most of which promoted his pessimistic view of humanity in the larger scheme of an impersonal cosmos. The women at point sur and other poems, afterword by tim hunt. Replaces lines and entire poems omitted from the original 1927 edition, and offers an examination of jeffers doctrine of inhumanism. The women at point sur and other poems book, 1977 worldcat. Consists chiefly of works and correspondence of the american poet robinson jeffers. The women at point sur and other poems by robinson jeffers. There is also an editorial note and a general introduction. Here were new idols again to praise him i made them alive but when they looked up at the face before they had seen it they were drunken and fell down.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Robinson jeffers was born in 1887 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Determined to write a truthful poetry purged of ephemeral things, jeffers cultivated a style at once lyrical, toughminded, and timeless. In the ensuing years his lyrics, written in a rugged, freeverse line derived from walt whitman, and his psychologically probing narrative poems, written in traditional blank verse, made him famous. John robinson jeffers january 10, 1887 january 20, 1962 was an american poet, known for his work about the central california coast. Poetry the women at point sur by robinson jeffers pub. This recurs in jeffers poems from the 1920s, notably in the narrative poems tamar and the women at point sur, and in the lyrical poem natural music, which like shine, perishing republic maintains that nature has the ability to redeem history. Most of jeffers poetry was written in classic narrative and epic form, but today he is also known for his short verse, and considered an icon of the environmental movement. His father, william hamilton jeffers, was a presbyterian minister, professor of old testament literature, and traveled widely in europe, where much of jeffers s early education took place. The women at point sur 1927 deeply disappointed and confused many of the critics who had praised roan stallion, tamar, and other poems, the work that established jeffers, and it flatly outraged others. The title poem of cawdor and other poems liverlight, 1928 is based on the myth of phaedra. Robinson jeffers poems by the famous poet all poetry. Herman finkelstein collection library of congress among other things, jeffers has called the women at point sur a study in the origin of religions. Robinson jeffers books list of books by author robinson jeffers.
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He attended six colleges and universities in europe and america, studying medicine and forestry among other subjects. The women at point sur and other poems robinson jeffers on. Find the women at point sur by jeffers, robinson at biblio. The women at point sur 1927, poetry cawdor and other poems 1928, poetry dear judas and other poems 1929, poetry thursos landing and other poems 1932, poetry give your heart to the hawks and other poems 1933, poetry solstice and other poems 1935, poetry such counsels you gave to me and other poems 1937, poetry be angry at the sun. William hamilton jeffers, as a boy jeffers was thoroughly trained in the bible and classical languages. Much of jeffers poetry was written in narrative and epic form, but he is also known for his shorter verse and. For jeffers, as for no other important modern american poet, there has never been a. Discover book depositorys huge selection of robinson jeffers books online. The women at point sur robinson jeffers snippet view 1927. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Hurt hawks and vulture are among the best animals poems i have read in the language. No one has ever written more powerfully about the natural beauty of the american west.
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Most of jeffers poetry was written in classic narrative and epic form, but today he is also known. Robinson jeffers john robinson jeffers january 10, 1887 january 20, 1962 was an american poet, known for his work about the central california coast. He began writing in 1912, and, from 1924 on, lived in seclusion by the ocean near carmel, calif. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. While this america settles in the mould of its vulgarity heavily thickening to empireand protest only a bubble in the molten mass pops and sighs out.
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The women at point sur is jeffers longest and most ambitious work a magnificent narrative almost as long as a novel, fully as interesting as any novel can be, and infinitely more stirring to the mind and senses than any prose. However, he is also known for his shorter verse and is considered an icon of the environmental movement. From the women at point sur poem by robinson jeffers. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Robinson jeffers poetry collection from famous poets and poems. John robinson jeffers was born near pittsburgh, pennsylvania, on january 10, 1887. Works by jeffers robinson jeffers association works by. Jeffers s longest and most ambitious narrative, the women at point sur 1927, startled many of his readers, heavily loaded as it was with. The woman at point sur liveright, 1927 deals with a minister driven mad by. Robinson jeffers books biography and list of works. The son of presbyterian minister and biblical scholar, dr. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. Robinson jeffers the women at point sur signed 1st edition. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. The collected letters of robinson jeffers, with selected letters of una jeffers. Very few are lyrics in the strict sense, although many give expression to a single emotion. Although neither was a native of california, both jeffers and hopper ultimately settled in carmel.
This book difficult to call it a poem was deserving of its critical and popular failure, but it was not without value. Hans genombrott kom 1924 med diktsamlingen tamars and other poems. Wikipedia says john robinson jeffers january 10, 1887 january 20, 1962 was an american poet, known for his work about the central california coast. Robinson jeffers is a criminally underrated poet, easily the equal of eliot and frost and in my view a better poet than either. Robinson jeffers s most popular book is the selected poetry. I have read about 300 pages, selected poems from jeffers first five books tamar, roan stallion, the women at point sur, cawdor. A lost jeffers narrative in 1926, robinson jeffers was preparing the contents of a new book, the women at point sur and other poems. The poets home which he built of local rock and stone is one of the big surs landmarks.
Buy the women at point sur and other poems by robinson jeffers, tim hunt introduction by online at alibris. The present volume consists of poems published between 1920 and 1928, and includes some of his greatest and bestknown poems tamar,roan stallion,the women at point sur, and cawdoras well as a recently discovered long poem, home. Many other writers, among them henry miller and jack kerouac, lived in the region and celebrated. Robinson jeffers poems poems of robinson jeffers poem hunter. The woman at point sur liveright, 1927 deals with a minister driven mad by his conflicting desires. Here were new idols again to praise him i made them alive but when they looked up at the face before they had seen it. The present volume consists of poems published between 1920 and 1928, and includes some of his greatest and bestknown poemstamar,roan stallion,the women at point sur, and cawdoras well as a recently discovered long poem, home. This book was to be the followup to roan stallion, tamar, and other poems, the vol ume that had catapulted him to fame. The jeffers family frequently traveled to europe, and robinson attended boarding schools in germany and switzerland. This success was tempered by the critical failure of his greatest effort, the women at point sur 1927, but was largely restored by cawdor and other poems 1928, followed by dear judas and other poems 1929. Tamar 1924, roan stallion 1925, the women at sur point 1927, cawdor 1928, and other collections at regular intervals. Most of jeffers poetry was written in classic narrative and epic form, but today. The selected poetry of robinson jeffers stanford university press, 2001. Jefferss longest and most ambitious narrative, the women at point sur 1927.
Each one outraged some segment of the public when originally issued, for its own particular reason. Works by jeffers robinson jeffers association works by jeffers. In fact, his book the double axe and other poems 1948, a volume of poems that was. Only later did jeffers compose his first commercially successful poetry after a great deal of unpublished writing, the lone narrative and shorter lyric poems by which he is best known. Jeffers first volume of verse, flagons and apples, appeared in 1912, but it was the 1924 publication of tamar and other poems that brought him attention. Robinson jeffers robinson jeffers biography poem hunter. Replaces lines and entire poems omitted from the original 1927 edition, and offers an examination of jeffers doctrine of inhumanism the women at point sur and other poems. Hes a formidable epic poet, and is generally more successful than the other major english poets at long narratives. Overview the poetry of robinson jeffers is emotionally direct, magnificently musical, and philosophically profound. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. When robinson jeffers presented the women at point sur to his editor, he boasted. Soon after, his work was received negatively by several influential literary critics.
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