The Poetry of Aiken (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Conrad Aiken
- Genres: Poetry, Epic, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Psychology or psychologists, Self, Poetry or poets, Consciousness
Critical Evaluation:
A variety of qualities accounts for the complexity of Conrad Aiken’s poetry: eclecticism, mysticism, prolixity, diffusiveness, suggestiveness by implication, and, above all, a sophisticated philosophical and psychological concern. His purview may at times seem paradoxical, for he is romantic as well as classical, stoic and epicurean, optimistic and doom-stricken, joyous and despairing, assertive and diffident. Whatever his mood, his humane regard for man’s fate, along with his refusal to shrink from harsh reality, is impressive. Through all these...
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