(Complete 3 Volume Set) The Collected Letters of Robinson Jeffers with Selected Letters of Una Jeffers: Volume One, 1890-1930; Volume Two, 1931-1939; Volume Three, 1940-1962

Jeffers, Robinson; Jeffers, Una; Karman, James (Ed.)

ISBN 10: 0804762511 / ISBN 13: 9780804762519

Published by Stanford University Press, Stanford, 2015

About this Item

Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 7". xiv, 997pp.; xxiii, 1102pp.; xxv, 998pp. Rubbing, toning, creasing, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jackets. Gentle bumps and shelf wear to corners and edges of tan cloth over boards. Faint toning to edges of text block. Pages of all volumes are free of marks and notaiton. Bindings are sound. This set is heavy and oversized and will require additional postal charges to ship internationally. Please contact us today for an international shipping quote. ABOUT THIS SET: Volume One, comprised of letters written between 1890 and 1930, also contains a substantial introduction to Jeffers' life and work. Readers of Volume One will acquire a completely new understanding of Jeffers' formative years. Topics of special interest include the evolution of Robinson and Una's relationship (which involved the breakup of her first marriage), their move to Carmel, the building of Tor House and Hawk Tower, Jeffers' maturation as a poet, the couple's widening circle of friends, and their first trip together to the British Isles. The 1930s marked a turning point for the world. Scientific and technological revolutions, economic and social upheavals, and the outbreak of war changed the course of history. The 1930s also marked a turning point for Robinson Jeffers, both in his career as a poet and in his private life. The letters collected in this second volume of annotated correspondence document Jeffers' rising fame as a poet, his controversial response to the turmoil of his time, his struggles as a writer, the growth and maturation of his twin sons, and the network of friends and acquaintances that surrounded him. The letters also provide an intimate portrait of Jeffers' relationship to his wife Una including a full account of the 1938 crisis at Mabel Dodge Luhan's home in Taos, New Mexico that nearly destroyed their marriage. This volume of correspondence, the last in a three-volume edition, spans a pivotal moment in American history: the mid-twentieth century, from the beginning of World War II, through the years of rebuilding and uneasy peace that followed, to the election of President John F. Kennedy. Robinson Jeffers published four important books during this period Be Angry at the Sun (1941), Medea (1946), The Double Axe (1948), and Hungerfield (1954). He also faced changes to his hometown village of Carmel, experienced the rewards of being a successful dramatist in the United States and abroad, and endured the loss of his wife Una. Jeffers' letters, and those of Una written in the decade prior to her death, offer a vivid chronicle of the life and times of a singular and visionary poet.(Publisher).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: (Complete 3 Volume Set) The Collected Letters of Robinson Jeffers with Selected Letters of Una Jeffers: Volume One, 1890-1930; Volume Two, 1931-1939; Volume Three, 1940-1962
• Publisher: Stanford University Press, Stanford
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804762511
• ISBN 13: 9780804762519
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Memoir

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Synopsis

This book is the first volume in what will be a three-volume, fully annotated edition that collects all of Robinson Jeffers' letters and the most important of Una Jeffers' letters. Volume One, comprised of letters written between 1890 and 1930, also contains a substantial introduction to Jeffers' life and work. Readers of Volume One will acquire a completely new understanding of Jeffers' formative years. Topics of special interest include the evolution of Robinson and Una's relationship (which involved the breakup of her first marriage), their move to Carmel, the building of Tor House and Hawk Tower, Jeffers' maturation as a poet, the couple's widening circle of friends, and their first trip together to the British Isles.

About the Author

James Karman, an independent scholar, is the author of Robinson Jeffers: Poet of California (1987) and the editor of Critical Essays on Robinson Jeffers (1990). He served as Professor in the Departments of English and Religious Studies and Coordinator of the Humanities Program at California State University, Chico.