The women at point sur and other poems book

The title poem of cawdor and other poems liverlight, 1928 is based on the myth of phaedra. The carmel stonemasons one published book, titled californians, had a name that might have caught the attention of the book club. Because the opposite pole is the greater attractor, everson believes tamar is the greater poem. Roan stallion article about roan stallion by the free. Over a third of the story occurs in the vicinity of a campfire under mill creek bridge. Quarter orange buckram, brown buckram boards, slipcase. Dear judas and other poems by robinson jeffers, robert. The women at point sur and other poems robinson jeffers. Modern american poetry, 18651950 by alan shucard book the selected letters of robinson jeffers, 18971962 by robinson jeffers book. The title piece cawdor, though less ambitious than the women at point sur, was a more mature work. The women at point sur and other poems and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dear judas and other poems, liveright, 1929, reprinted, 1977. What odd expedients and other poems of rj scott, editor and commentator.

The women at point sur and other poems paperback robinson jeffers. Books by robinson jeffers author of the selected poetry. With textual note, five poems originally intended for the 1927 volume, and afterword by tim hunt. Apr 12, 2010 theory of truth poem by robinson jeffers. Itjdas and other poems, edited with introduction and notes by robert j. When jeffers was solicited, he replied with several poems and a copy of his little attic stuffer. Roan stallion, tamar, and other poems jeffers, robinson. 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. The women at point sur and other poems hardcover april 1, 1977.

Though jeffers conceived it as his high achievement, it repelled many critics. All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge. As much as anything, shepherdess acts as a kind of epilogue to the women at point sur, as though more than enough verses had not already been spent on that overwrought drama. The women at point sur and other poems jeffers, robinson on amazon. More information about this seller contact this seller 30. Flagons and apples 1912, poetry californians 1916, poetry tamar and other poems 1924, poetry roan stallion, tamar, and other poems 1925, poetry 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. The women at point sur and other poems paperback december 1, 1986 by robinson jeffers author visit amazons robinson jeffers page. California poet robinson jeffers 18871962 page at spirit. Robinson jeffers archives great expectations rare books. Jefferss two breakthroughs in the long narrative poem were tamar and the women at point sur. The women at point sur, cawdor and other poems, dear judas and other poems, descent to the dead, thursos landing, give your heart to the hawks, solstice and other poems and such counsels you gave me and other poems nearly a book a year, almost a thousand pages of verse in all.

After a flight of hubris the year before with the women at point sur, he was perhaps humbled and ready to apply his remarkable talents toward narrative. The lowestpriced item that has been used or worn previously. The women at point sur inscribed, with original photographs. Dec 01, 1986 the women at point sur and other poems paperback december 1, 1986 by robinson jeffers author visit amazons robinson jeffers page. History of europe henri pirenne, studies in revolution e. This book on that very remarkable poet of the west, robinson jeffers, whose roan stallion, the women at point sur, cawdor and other poems, principally. This book difficult to call it a poem was deserving of its critical and popular failure, but it was not without value. Much of jefferss poetry was written in narrative and epic form.

The women at point sur is jeffers longest poem, a magnificent narrative almost as long as a novel, fully as interesting as any novel can be, and infinitely more stirring to mind and senses than any prose. To ask other readers questions about women at point sur, please sign up. The book is structured around a number of epics penned on californias central coast. Roan stallion, tamar and other poems the modern library of. American poet robinson jeffers 18871962 was a prolific writer of the twentieth century. The beginning and the end and other poems, random house, 1963. Id add, from the immortals, the iliad and the odyssey, dantes epic, paradise lost, don juan, roan stallion, the women at point sur. From the women at point sur poem by robinson jeffers. Here is jeffers as we have never seen him, in a massive, exquisitely produced, and meticulously edited fivevolume collected poetry that puts all other editions. 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.

In thursos landing liverlight, 1932, jeffers reveals, perhaps more than in any of his other collections, his abhorrence of modern civilization. Click to read more about the women at point sur and other poems by robinson jeffers. First edition 1932 poems for the very young child book whitman publishing co. Reference to the women at point sur i stand near soberanes creek, on the knoll over the sea, west of the road. The treatment of the relationship between nature, history, politics and family 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.

This book on that very remarkable poet of the west, robinson jeffers, whose roan stallion, the women at point sur, cawdor and other poems, principally narrative, have thrilled, shocked and. The women at point sur, mingling narrative and religious speculation is 4 times as long, even more ponderous, and sometimes linguistically hysterical. Robinson jefferss most popular book is the selected poetry. The two narratives in this book, dear judas cp vol. Books featuring a narrative, and sometimes a versedrama, with a collection of.

The title poem of cawdor and other poems liverlight. The women at point sur 1927 apology for bad dreams 1926 the women at point sur. Point sur was the first serious disappointment that jeffers would experience since. Among other things, jeffers has called the women at point sur a study in the origin of religions the women at point sur and other poems by robinson jeffers book.

Tamar and other poems 1924 continents end in the short poem continents end, jeffers begins with a celebration of the pacific ocean and the worldsea, identifying the pacific as the womb of life, but then probes deep within himself to find something harder than life and more impartial, the eye that watched before there was an ocean. Robinson jeffers books list of books by author robinson jeffers. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. John robinson jeffers january 10, 1887 january 20, 1962 was an american poet, known for his work about the central california coast.

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. Dakota cowboy my life in the old days by ike blasingame paperback. Mary adams, judith anderson as medea, henry brandon, martha downs, james doyle, bruce gordon, theodore marcuse, james mcardle, don mchenry, peter monsen, anthony radecki, marian seldes, mary servoss as first woman. There is also an editorial note and a general introduction. Cawdor and other poems, it might safely be said, was for jeffers a return to planet earth. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Robinson jeffers has 56 books on goodreads with 8714 ratings. Be the first to ask a question about women at point sur lists with this book.

I think of cawdor as making a third with tamar and the woman at point sur. The women at point sur and other poems, by robinson jeffers, liveright 1982. Aug 25, 2016 reply robert mcdowell august 26, 2016 at 12. The women at point sur and other poems 0871401150 book cover. Poems written in ireland and great britain, random house, 1931. The rock shining dark rays and the rounded crystal the ocean his beam of blackness and silence edged with azure, bordered with voices. The cliffs of solitude, by robert zaller, cambridge university press. Influential and highly regarded in some circles, despite or because of his philosophy of. Roan stallion, tamar and other poems the modern library. The alpine christ and other poems, cayucos books, 1974.

The love letters of u and rj kafka, editor and commentator. Much of jeffers poetry was written in narrative and epic form, but he is also known for his shorter verse and is considered an icon of the environmental movement. Robinson jeffers first edition sellersupplied images abebooks. Robinson jeffers author visit amazons robinson jeffers page. From the women at point sur poem by robinson jeffers poem. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Search by keyword search by author search by title search by isbn enter terms or. Theory of truth poem by robinson jeffers poem hunter. Unlike many of his other works, the women at point sur is laden with the philosophies of friedrich nietzsche. There is nothing but shines though it shine darkness. All about the women at point sur and other poems by robinson jeffers. One hundred seventyfive page narrative about a renegade minister grotesquely seeking god. Robinson jeffers books biography and list of works. See all books authored by robinson jeffers, including selected poems of robinson.

Cawdor and other poems, liveright, 1928, reprinted with play, new directions, 1970. Lyrics and narratives, still imitative, reflecting the big sur country and. A long poem after euripides a new directions book by jeffers. The women at point sur and other poems by robinson jeffers. In the ten years following the acclaim of roan stallion, jeffers published eight major collections of poetry. What odd expedients and other poems, edited by robert i.

The women at point sur and other poems hardcover april 1, 1977 by robinson jeffers author visit amazons robinson jeffers page. Dear judas 1929 descent to the dead 1931 thursos landing 1932 give your heart to the hawks 1933 solstice 1935 such counsels you gave to me 1937 after 1937. The woman at point sur liveright, 1927 deals with a minister driven mad by his conflicting desires. Most of the story occurs between the town of big sur and the canyon of bixby creek. The book club of california was soliciting submissions for a new anthology of california poetry. Apr 12, 2010 poems are the property of their respective owners. The other poems in the volume as simply expendable. The women at point sur poem by robinson jeffers 1927 265 signed 1st edition. For jeffers, as for no other important modern american poet, there has never been a collected. The treatment of the relationship between nature, history, politics and family 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.