SOURCE: Richman, Robert. “Edwin Muir's Journey.” The New Criterion 15, no. 8 (April 1997): 26-33.
In the following essay, Richman explores the theme of mythic journeys that pervade Muir's poetry and laments the loss of “a sense of communal past” that appears to preclude popularity for poetry that, like Muir's, addresses “great themes” rather than focus on the personal.
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