POEMS OF GEORGE SANTAYANA 1970 Sonnets & Other Verses Hermit of Carmel Lucifer

Description: POEMS OFGEORGE SANTAYANA"My philosophy in the making," George Santayana (1863-1952) called his poetry, which was mostly written during an early period of his intellectual development—a period when the Spanish-born thinker's main preoccupations centered around his disentanglement from traditional faith and his cautious steps toward a skeptical stability on which to found his philosophy. As a result, these poems are intensely personal, dealing with intimate inner conflicts with an unusual combination of austerity and emotional statement.This extensive selection by Robert Hutchinson includes the complete Sonnets and Other Verses (1896), which Carl Van Doren has called the "most exquisite verse published in the United States during the noisy nineties"; translations from Michelangelo, Musset and Gautier; 19 original poems from Santayana's second volume of verse, A Hermit of Carmel and Other Poems (1901) ; the kernels of his two most important dramatic works, "Lucifer: A Prelude" (a statement of Santayana's opposition to Royce's view of the problem of evil) and an excerpt from Act IV of "Philosophers at Court"; and a selection of previously uncollected poems and dramatic interludes originally published in the Harvard Monthly between 1885 and 1904.Highly formal in diction, Santayana's poems possess grace, serenity, a felicity of phrasing and an indefinable quality of "timelessness" that lend them, in Horace Gregory's words, "an air of distinction that transcends the moment." There can be little doubt that Santayana strongly influenced T. S. Eliot, Conrad Aiken (both of whom studied under him at Harvard), Wallace Stevens, Archibald MacLeish and other twentieth-century American poets; and even as one of the only truly philosophical poets of modern times, his verse deserves a greater prominence than it has usually been accorded.Dover original (1970). Frontispiece: Portrait by Denman Ross.Title page, designed and lettered by Santayana, of Sonnets and Other Verses (original 1894 edition). Appendix: Santayana's review of Lucifer: A Theological Tragedy (1899). Index of titles and first lines. x + 182pp. 5⅜ * 8½•22358-2 PaperboundA DOVER EDITION DESIGNED FOR YEARS OF USE!We have made every effort to make this the best book possible. Our paper is opaque, with minimal show-through; it will not discolor or become brittle with age. Pages are sewn in signatures, in the method traditionally used for the best books, and will not drop out, as often happens with paperbacks held together with glue. Books open flat for easy reference. The binding will not crack or split. This is a permanent book. We are a small family business that ships every order with care. Please feel free to message me with any questions or concerns or to ask for additional photos. All orders are inspected carefully and I always try to be as accurate as possible with all descriptions. Pictures are always of the actual item being purchased, please check carefully before bidding. Shipped promptly with tracking. Import duties, taxes, and customs charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. Thank you for shopping with us!

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