The Wild God of the World
An Anthology of Robinson Jeffers
Robinson Jeffers
- 216 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The Wild God of the World
An Anthology of Robinson Jeffers
Robinson Jeffers
About This Book
"The forgotten giant of American poetry... For those who would discover Jeffers... this is the place to startâand a place to return again and again." âTim Hunt, Washington State University Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) is not only the greatest poet that the American West has produced but also a major poet of the twentieth century in the tradition of American prophetic poetry. This anthology serves as an introduction to Jeffers's work for the general reader and for students in courses on American poetry. Jeffers composed each volume of his verse around one or two long narrative or dramatic poems. The Wild God of the World follows this practice: in it, Cawdor, one of Jeffers's most powerful narratives, is surrounded by a representative selection of shorter poems. At the end of the book, the editor has provided revealing statements about Jeffers's poetry and poetics, and about his philosophy of nature and human nature. "Of all the poets of his generation, [Robinson Jeffers] made our relation to this earth and sea and sky and wheeling seasons and the evolutionary processes that made trees and salmon runs and hunting hawks, his subject. As that relation grows more troubled, his words become more necessary. To have this beautifully edited and freshly seen anthology is a gift." âRobert Hass, University of California, Berkeley