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Selected Poems

Author: Robinson Jeffers   Series: Vintage

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Robinson Jeffers died in 1962 at the age of seventy-five, ending one of the most controversial poetic careers of this century. The son of a theology professor at Western Seminary in Pittsburgh, Jeffers was taught Greek, Latin, and Hebrew as a boy, and spent three years in Germany and Switzerland before entering the University of Western Pennsylvania (now Pittsburgh) at fifteen. His education continued on the West Coast after his parents moved there, and he received a B.A. from Occidental College at eighteen. His interest in forestry, medicine, and general science led him to pursue his studies at the University of Southern California, and the University of Zurich.

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Robinson Jeffers died in 1962 at the age of seventy-five, ending one of the most controversial poetic careers of this century. The son of a theology professor at Western Seminary in Pittsburgh, Jeffers was taught Greek, Latin, and Hebrew as a boy, and spent three years in Germany and Switzerland before entering the University of Western Pennsylvania (now Pittsburgh) at fifteen. His education continued on the West Coast after his parents moved there, and he received a B.A. from Occidental College at eighteen. His interest in forestry, medicine, and general science led him to pursue his studies at the University of Southern California, and the University of Zurich.

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Selections from Jeffers' major works, including BE ANGRY AT THE SUN, HUNGERFIELD, THE DOUBLE AXE, and ROAD STALLION.

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About the Author

Tim Hunt is Professor of English at Washington State University. He is the editor of" The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers."

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Publisher
Vintage | Random House USA Paperbacks
Published
31st August 1965
Pages
128
ISBN
9780394702957

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