Preludes for Memnon (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Conrad Aiken
- First Published: 1931
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Mythology or myths, Self, Music or musicians, Poetry or poets, 1930’s, Legends, Gods or goddesses, Heroes or heroism, Greek or Roman times, Greece or Greek people, Fables
Critical Evaluation:
Conrad Aiken produced a remarkable variety of works, encompassing many different literary genres, among them short stories, novels, literary criticism, and a fascinating stream-of-conscious autobiographical essay. Any one of these works would mark him an important literary figure in the twentieth century. His greatest literary accomplishment, however, emerges in his poetry.
For many reasons, Aiken has been largely neglected by the academic and critical establishments. A quite individual and extremely personal writer, he never fit conveniently into...
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