Roan Stallion (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robinson Jeffers
- First Published: 1925
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Symbolism
- Time of Work: 1920’s
- Setting: Carmel Coast, California
- Principal Characters: California, Johnny, Christine
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: North America or North Americans
- Locales: Carmel, CA
The Story:
California was the daughter of a Scottish father and a Spanish and Indian mother. From her mother she had inherited a dark beauty and a passionate nature. When she was still very young, she married a farmer named Johnny; by the time she was twenty-one, her features were already beginning to show the marks of hard work.
Johnny spent much of his time away from the farm drinking and gambling. One evening, he brought home a splendid roan stallion he had won. It was shortly before Christmas, and California, pleased with his good fortune, decided to go into town to...
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