The Company (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Creeley
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Children, Philosophy or philosophers, World War II, Poetry or poets, Youth, Existentialism, Life, philosophy of, Romanticism
The Poem
In the poetry Robert Creeley wrote during the 1980’s, he began to turn back to the early stages of his life, placing his present thoughts in a larger perspective through reflection on decisive moments of the past. The recollective sense of “The Company” is immediately established by the first word, “Backward,” which is instantly qualified by the phrase “as if retentive,” suggesting how experience accumulates. Creeley’s placement of the well-known line from William Wordsworth’s “My Heart Leaps Up,” “The child is father of [Creeley says “to”]...
[The entire page is 1479 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
See Also
