{"product_id":"roan-stallion-tamar-and-other-poems-the-modern-library-of-the-worlds-best-books-ml-118","title":"Roan Stallion, Tamar, and Other Poems (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books, ML 118)","description":"xii, 295 pp. Jeffers published volumes of long narrative blank verse that shook up the national literary scene of the time. These poems, including Tamar and Roan Stallion, introduced Jeffers as a master of the epic form, reminiscent of ancient Greek poets. These poems were full of controversial subject matter such as incest, murder and parricide. Initially, Tamar and Other Poems received no acclaim, but when East Coast reviewers discovered the work and began to compare Jeffers to Greek tragedians, Boni \u0026amp; Liveright reissued an expanded edition as Roan Stallion, Tamar and Other Poems (1925), which was later issued as part of the Modern Library series. John Robinson Jeffers (January 10, 1887  -  January 20, 1962) was an American poet known for his work about the central California coast. Much of Jeffers' poetry was written in narrative and epic form. However, he is also known for his shorter verse and is considered an icon of the environmental movement. Influential and highly regarded in some circles, despite or because of his philosophy of \"inhumanism\", Jeffers believed that transcending conflict required human concerns to be de-emphasized in favor of the boundless whole. This led him to oppose U.S. participation in World War II, a stance that was controversial after the U.S. entered the war.","brand":"The Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42270911168582,"sku":"2346815","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/files\/2346815.jpg?v=1731351139","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/roan-stallion-tamar-and-other-poems-the-modern-library-of-the-worlds-best-books-ml-118","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}