Publication

1996-09-01 - Tilbury House Publishers

Language

English

Word Count

11,000 words, Guess

Page Count

44 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number96008320
  • Goodreads1565284
  • LibraryThing2026429

Classifications

  • LCCPS3535.O25 T6 1996

Description

Self-published by Edwin Arlington Robinson in 1896, while he was still an unknown poet, The Torrent and The Night Before was a brave precursor to the brilliant new imaginings of 20th-century poetry. Robinson (1869-1935) kept writing and went on to win three Pulitzers, but a few of his best-known poems such as "Luke Havergal," "The House on the Hill," and "John Evereldown" are in this first book. A contemporary of Robert Frost and Thomas Hardy, Robinson held to traditional forms but explored new subjects in poetry, throwing off the musty, archaic cloak of most 19th-century verse.

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Other Editions

  • The Torrent and the Night Before: And, the Night BeforeHardcoverTilbury House Publishers1996-09-01

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