Wendell Berry

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Wendell Berry Criticism

Wendell Berry, a distinguished American poet, novelist, and essayist, has crafted a body of work that centers on the necessity of living in harmony with nature. His literary endeavors have garnered universal appeal, even as some critics view his themes as dated or moralistic. Berry's writing often elicits comparisons to Thoreau due to their shared deep connection to place. His life on a Kentucky farm serves as a testament to nature’s inherent order and healing powers, influencing human life positively. As noted by Robert Collins, Berry underscores the importance of poetry in a technologically advancing world, infusing his work with a sense of timelessness.

Contents

  • Principal Works
  • Berry, Wendell (Vol. 8)
  • Berry, Wendell (Vol. 4)
  • Berry, Wendell (Vol. 6)
  • Berry, Wendell (Erdman)
    • From Maine to Kentucky
    • The Hidden Wound
    • Roots
    • Wendell Berry: A Fatal Singing
    • Southern Poetry Today
    • Peter Stitt
    • Clearing
    • The Death, the Lullaby, the Glory
    • Substantial Poetry
    • Wendell Berry: Culture and Fidelity
    • A Part
    • Wendell Berry: Cultivating the Essay
    • Charles Hudson
    • On the Prose of Wendell Berry
    • The Wheel
  • Berry, Wendell
    • A More Mingled Music: Wendell Berry's Ambivalent View of Language
    • Wendell Berry: Love Poet
    • Moving the Dark to Wholeness: The Elegies of Wendell Berry
    • Wendell Berry: The Mad Farmer and Wilderness
    • Tangible Mystery in the Poetry of Wendell Berry
    • On Devotion to the ‘Communal Order’: Wendell Berry's record of Fidelity, Interdependence, and Love
    • Into the Woods with Wendell Berry
  • Further Reading