The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers: Volume One: 1920-1928 [Hardcover]

Tim Hunt (Author), Robinson Jeffers (Editor)

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The contemporary of Pound and Eliot, Jeffers conscientiously chose not to go the route of "modernism." This single decision determines not only the structure and themes of his poetry but how we read it. Both scientific and religious, Jeffers's vision is rooted in naturecoupled with his antimodernist stance was the choice to flee the city for beautiful Carmel and Big Sur. Today the poetry stands isolated, at times grand, and somewhat forgotten. This first effort to publish the complete poems affords the reader not only the pleasure of Jeffers's engaging style and iconoclastic subjects but also a rich matrix for studying an alternative to what has now become the modernist tradition. Ivan Arg uelles, Univ. of California, Berkeley, Lib.
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“Jeffers’ material is uncompromising, yet perspicacious and notable. This collection is one worthwhile volume of five in a single comprehensive edition of his work.”—Journal of the West

“These five volumes, handsomely produced, do full justice to Jeffers’s powerfu work.”—Interdiciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 552 pages
• Publisher: Stanford University Press; 1 edition (September 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804714142
• ISBN-13: 978-0804714143
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.9 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,568,459 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars modern greek tragedy set in california's big sur, March 30, 2000

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Jenny C. Barket "jenny" (Boulder, Co USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers: Volume One: 1920-1928 (Hardcover)

the poetry of robinson jeffers is an underground password. named the only writer worthy of respect (besides bowles) by bukowski, jeffers is much underappreciated.

volume one of his collected works houses some of his best works--tamar, big sur, among others. his characters are very fallible and faulty humans, fated by their emotions and passions. their desires and experiences often transcend the norms of society and, as with greek tragedy, the characters find themselves answering for their transgressions. the beautiful and stormy northern california backdrop, where jeffers himself lived and died, parallels the plot--nature is generally foreshadowing events. i would have to say this is one of the greatest books of poetry i have read. one hint: dont read it like poetry; ignore the line breaks because they do not fall where we think they should. read like it is one long sentence and soon you find the rythm and you get lost in it like its a novel. cant say that about much poetry can you?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it, November 9, 2006

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Hunter McPherson (Dub-V) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers: Volume One: 1920-1928 (Hardcover)

Fine service, but the quality of the book is what matters. I would recommend volumes one through three to any avid reader - especially American poetry fans (in the line of Emerson and Poe). I have yet to purchase the other two volumes do to cost issues, though (I am a broke graduate student - for the first three sacrifices had to be made, which were well worth it).

5.0 out of 5 stars The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers: Volume One: 1920-1928, November 4, 2011

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