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| Name: |
Theodore Roethke | | Birth Date: |
May 25, 1908 | | Death Date: |
August 1, 1963 | | Place of Birth: |
Saginaw, Michigan, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
poet, teacher |
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 Biography of Theodore Roethke
493 words, approx. 2 pages
 American poet and teacher Theodore Roethke (1908-1963) is considered a major poet of his generation. He demonstrated a wide range of styles and growing awareness of how to transform his love of nature into a vehicle for expressing his mystical visions.... summary from source:
Biography of Theodore Roethke
9,442 words, approx. 32 pages
 The motif of the journey is more crucial to the poetry of Theodore Roethke than to that of any other major American poet since Whitman. Perhaps it is more important to Roethke. Certainly it is more coherent. Whereas Whitman's journey, if it can be... summary from source:
 Biography of Theodore (Huebner) Roethke
8,902 words, approx. 30 pages
The motif of the journey is more crucial to the poetry of Theodore Roethke than to that of any other major American poet since Whitman. Perhaps it is more important to Roethke than it is to Whitman. Certainly it is more coherent. Whereas Whitman's...
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 Theodore Roethke Quotes
2,648 words, approx. 9 pages
Theodore Huebner Roethke (IPA: ['ɹ ɛ t.ki]; RET-key) ( 1908-05-25 – 1963-08-01 ) was an American poet who published several volumes of poetry characterized by their rhythm and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Roethke, Theodore
90 words, approx. 1 pages(born May 25, 1908, Saginaw, Mich., U.S.—died Aug. 1, 1963, Bainbridge Island, Wash.) U.S. poet. He was educated at the University of Michigan and Harvard University. He later taught at several colleges and universities, notably the University of... summary from source:
 Theodore Roethke Information
1,091 words, approx. 4 pages
Theodore Huebner Roethke (pronounced /ˈrɛtki/ RET-key) (May 25 1908 – August 1 1963) was an American poet, who published several volumes of poetry characterized by its rhythm and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in...
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 Michigan Quarterly Review Four Unpublished Poems By Theodore Roethke
10/01/2005: 968 words, approx. 3 pages Theodore Roethke's childhood home at 1805 Gratiot Avenue in Saginaw is filled with family furniture and possessions that local supporters have tracked down and returned. On the back porch, the day I visited, his father's galoshes stood next to a chair where you could... summary from source:
The Washington Post Theodore Roethke (1908-1963) ...
10/10/2004: 686 words, approx. 2 pages Theodore Roethke (1908-1963) grew up in the harsh soil and savage climate of Michigan, where his German-American parents owned a 25- acre greenhouse in the Saginaw Valley, one of the largest in the Midwest. The family greenhouse ("A house for flowers! House upon house...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Kermit Vanderbilt
12,699 words, approx. 42 pages
In the following essay, Vanderbilt examines Roethke's regional self-identity and distinct American voice, particularly as influenced by his Midwestern origins and later years in Seattle.
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Critical Essay by Cary Nelson
10,495 words, approx. 35 pages
In the following essay, Nelson examines theme and image of "North American Sequence" in The Far Field, drawing attention to Roethke's pastoral tone, American sensibility, and frequent allusion to the infinite and rebirth.
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Critical Essay by John Vernon
10,104 words, approx. 34 pages
In the following essay, Vernon explores Roethke's affinity for garden imagery and the symbolism of sexual development, personal growth, and self-consciousness.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 86%"My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke
724 words, approx. 2 pages
A critical analysis of Theodore Roethke's poem "My Papa's Waltz," a reflection of one's childhood experience involving his father. Roethke's use of diction and detail convey the narrator's complex attitudes toward his father. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 88%"My Papa's Waltz"
656 words, approx. 2 pages
An analysis of Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz." The poem is basically an extended metaphor comparing a father and son's relationship to that of a waltz.
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