quarta-feira, abril 02, 2008

Edwin Arlington Robinson


Ah, when shall come love’s courage to be strong! /
Tell me, O Lord—tell me, O Lord, how long /
Are we to keep Christ writhing on the cross!
—“
Calvary,” ll. 12–14.
Edwin ArlingtonRobinson
Edwin Arlington Robinson

1869–1935, American poet, b. Head Tide, Maine, attended Harvard (1891–93). At his death, many critics considered Robinson the greatest poet in the United States. He is now best remembered for his short poems characterizing various residents of “Tilbury Town,” which was based on his hometown, Gardiner, Maine.—continue at Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright © 2002 Columbia University Press.

Pronunciation: rb´n-sn from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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