Twenty seven essays written over a period of forty years by the man one of his publishers called "an American cultural movement." A brilliant, self-taught scholar in fields as diverse as Buddhism and modern French poetry, Rexroth was a poet, philosopher, translator, promoter of poets, conscientious objector, political activist, cultural critic, professional curmudgeon, and teacher. Topics of essays include: poet in society, poetry and DH Lawrence, Simon Weil, Hasidism of Martin Buber; Gnoticism, Lafcadio Hearn and Buddhism.
Twenty seven essays written over a period of forty years by the man one of his publishers called "an American cultural movement." A brilliant, self-taught scholar in fields as diverse as Buddhism and modern French poetry, Re...
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