Time's Stop In Savannah
Times's Stop in Savannah examines the life and works of poet Conrad Aiken. The literary, spiritual, and psychological development of an often misunderstood figure of modern American literature is revealed in this study. Since Aiken's death, he has gained increasing recognition as an important figure in modern literature. Times's Stop in Savannah shows how Aiken developed his vision of cosmic harmony. The ripe fruit of discovery can be found in his universally acclaimed autobiography Ushant, a...
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Times's Stop in Savannah examines the life and works of poet Conrad Aiken. The literary, spiritual, and psychological development of an often misunderstood figure of modern American literature is revealed in this study. Since Aiken's death, he has gained increasing recognition as an important figure in modern literature. Times's Stop in Savannah shows how Aiken developed his vision of cosmic harmony. The ripe fruit of discovery can be found in his universally acclaimed autobiography Ushant, a work that begins in tragedy and ends in the triumphant vision of ever renewing life.BooknewsReveals the literary, spiritual, and psychological development of a poet who used writing to heal from the inner pain of his parents' deaths. Examines his life and works, and how his work reflected the psychic turmoil within himself and American society. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Introduction11Time's Stop in Savannah: Conrad Aiken and Psychoanalysis72Aiken in Savannah and Cambridge213Literary Comrades and Perilous Lovers394Aiken and Eliot: Poetry's Nature and Function575The Poet as Pilgrim756Fictional Descent into Hell917Apocalypse: Ushant and the Preludes1078Visions of a Modern Romantic: Santayana, Nietzsche, and the Philosophic Mind1279Immanence and Transcendence141Epilogue: The Quest for Home161
\ BooknewsReveals the literary, spiritual, and psychological development of a poet who used writing to heal from the inner pain of his parents' deaths. Examines his life and works, and how his work reflected the psychic turmoil within himself and American society. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
