Roan Stallion (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Robinson Jeffers
- First Published: 1925
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Symbolism
- Time of Work: The 1920’s
- Setting: Carmel Coast, California
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: North America or North Americans
- Locales: Carmel, CA
Characters Discussed
California, a young farm wife, the daughter of a Scottish sailor and a Spanish and Indian mother. She is graceful, lithe, strong, and darkly beautiful but soiled by her life with Johnny and his associates. Her passionate offering of herself to the stallion on a hilltop on an April night symbolizes her turning from her sordid relationships with men and her submission to the majestic strength and clean beauty of God. When, filled with hatred the next night, she flees from the drunken Johnny to the stallion’s corral, she is followed by Johnny and his dog...
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