The Glory Of The Nightingales

by Edwin Arlington Robinson

1930. A collection of verse by Robinson who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry three times in the 1920's, a record exceeded only by Robert Frost. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Genres: Poetry

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About the author

Works of American poet Edwin Arlington Arlington include long narratives and character studies of New Englanders, including "Miniver Cheevy" (1907).

Edwin Arlington Robinson won three Pulitzer Prizes for his work. His family moved to Gardiner, Maine, in 1870. He described his childhood as "stark and unhappy."

Early difficulties of Robinson led to a dark pessimism, and his stories dealt with "an American dream gone awry."

In 1896, he self-published his first book, "The Torrent and the Night Before", paying 100 dollars for 500 copies. His second volume, "The Children of the Night", had a somewhat wider circulation.

Edwin Arlington Robinson won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1922 for his first "Collected Poems," in 1925 for "The Man Who Died Twice," and in 1928 for "Tristram."

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Reviews

[Illiterate · Rating 3 out of 5]

A study of vengeance, regret, and acceptance in a world where responsibility is murky.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not the romantic Nightengale of the English Romanatics, Robinson's narrative poem deals with the desire of revenge and how revenge and understanding can go hand in hand.

[Elizabeth Upcott · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lyrically beautiful story of betrayal, vengeance, loneliness, and world-weary emptiness.