Tamar (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Robinson Jeffers
- First Published: 1924
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: World War I
- Setting: Carmel Coast Range, California
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: North America or North Americans
- Locales: Big Sur, CA
Characters Discussed
Tamar Cauldwell, a passionate, neurotic, auburn-haired young woman. She tempts her brother Lee to deflower her and continues incest with him until she becomes pregnant. Intending to marry Will Andrews, she seduces him, hoping to hide her incest with Lee. She fails in an attempt to burn the Cauldwell home. In a wild dance on the seashore, she brings on a miscarriage that leaves her ill and embittered at her whole family. She flaunts her body before her father to rouse his enfeebled lust. Taunting her brother with the lie that her lost child was Will’s...
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