Search Results: Theodore Roethke's Far Fields by Peter Balakian

Mercury Arts Publications. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Louisiana State University Press, 1989. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. 171 pages. Ex-university library book, light discoloring and wear; a sound binding; good overall. The jacket has some discoloring and wear; a piece cut way from the spine. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays; ISBN: 0807114898. ISBN/EAN: 9780807114896. Inventory No: 213276. . 9780807114896

Louisiana State University Press, 1989. First edition. Fine and bright all around in very close to fine dustjacket. Appears as new

Louisiana State University Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Paperback / softback. New. In this critical study of Theodore Roethke's poetry, Peter Balakian treats the evolution of the poet's work from his first book, Open House (1941), to his last, The Far Field (1964). Balakian argues that Roethke was among the most innovative poets of his time and that The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948) brought America to a new frontier in the contemporary era. Balakian maintains that Roethke combined and furthered major traditions in English and American poetry -- the formal poetics and meditative sensibility of British metaphysical and Romantic poetry, the American visionary tradition, and the innovations of modernism. The early chapters of the book explore Roethke's intellectual, religious, and psychological development and his development as a poet. Balakian discusses the influence of William Carlos Williams on Roethke's work and claims that the relationship between the two poets provided Roethke with a sense of the American grain. Later chapters treat… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

LSU Press. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!