A California poet, Robinson Jeffers went beyond the region’s westernmost border to fathom the cosmic depths of the world outside human civilization. Framing his reflections within geological and astronomical temporalities, he imagined the meteoric “mortal splendor” of a doomed America. Along with his frequently invoked philosophy of Inhumanism, Jeffers’s “cosmic” poems reveal a sustained critical engagement with the “earthly” cultural and political dynamics of the United States in the first decades of the twentieth century.
Vellucci, S. (2026). "The Present Time Is Not Pastoral": Robinson Jeffers's Cosmic Poetry. LETTERATURE D'AMERICA, XLVI(209), 41-59.
"The Present Time Is Not Pastoral": Robinson Jeffers's Cosmic Poetry
Vellucci Sabrina
2026-01-01
Abstract
A California poet, Robinson Jeffers went beyond the region’s westernmost border to fathom the cosmic depths of the world outside human civilization. Framing his reflections within geological and astronomical temporalities, he imagined the meteoric “mortal splendor” of a doomed America. Along with his frequently invoked philosophy of Inhumanism, Jeffers’s “cosmic” poems reveal a sustained critical engagement with the “earthly” cultural and political dynamics of the United States in the first decades of the twentieth century.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
