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| Name: |
John Robinson Jeffers | | Birth Date: |
1887 | | Death Date: |
1962 | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
poet |
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 Biography of John Robinson Jeffers
408 words, approx. 1 pages
 American poet John Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) glorified the stern beauties of nature. He saw the human race as doomed and often utilized Greek myths to emphasize man's tragic position in the universe. Robinson Jeffers was born on Jan. 10, 1887, in... summary from source:
Biography of John Robinson Jeffers
10,573 words, approx. 35 pages
 Because he thought "poets lie too much," Robinson Jeffers said in his foreword to The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers (1938), he decided "not to pretend to believe in ... irreversible progress; not to say anything because it was popular . . .... summary from source:
 Biography of (John) Robinson Jeffers
9,371 words, approx. 31 pages
Because he thought "poets lie too much," Robinson Jeffers said in his foreword to The Selected Poetry (1938) he decided "not to pretend to believe in ... irreversible progress; not to say anything because it was popular ... unless I myself believed it;...
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 Robinson Jeffers Quotes
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John Robinson Jeffers ( 1887-01-10 – 1962-01-20 ) was an American poet. Contents 1 Sourced 2 Unsourced 3 Quotes of others about Jeffers 4 External links // Sourced Standing on that peak Above the blinding clouds of prejudice, Would we could see all...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Robinson Jeffers Information
2,459 words, approx. 8 pages
John Robinson Jeffers (January 10 1887–January 20 1962) was an American poet, known for his work about the central California coast. Most of Jeffers' poetry was written in classic narrative and epic form, but today he is also known for his short...
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 AP Features New guide to literary Monterey, Calif.
1/30/2007: 420 words, approx. 1 pagesA new tourism map of Monterey County can help you plan a literary pilgrimage to places associated with John Steinbeck, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack Kerouac, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and many other writers.The "Scenes For Your Senses Literary & Film Map," produced by the Monterey County Convention...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Robert Boyers
6,816 words, approx. 23 pages
In the following essay, Boyers provides a reexamination of Jeffers's poetry, focusing in particular on "the ferocity of the critical reaction against Jeffers" since the late 1940s.
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Critical Essay by Radcliffe Squires
5,806 words, approx. 19 pages
Jeffers' poetry presents some difficulties, but it is in the main poetry of direct statement. Yet even if Jeffers were serving up a pastiche of metaphysical conceits and French symbolism, it seems unlikely that the "esthetic" critics [who have objected to his style] would feel moved to enthusiasm for his sprawling, often careless narratives. The poems need critical re-examination, but the need centers in their philosophical texture, in the relationship of idea to idea rather than the re... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Robert Zaller
4,563 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following essay, Zaller discusses Jeffers's narratives in the context of Aristotelian tragedy.
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