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The Philosopher's Window: and Other Poems by Allen R. Grossman is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The speaker of The Philosopher's Window and Other Poems , Allen Grossman tells us, is "an old man compelled by the insistent questioning of the children to explain himself"and in this way, the world. He begins withcreation ("The Great Work Farm Elegy"), recalls the romantic quest of youth ("The Philosopher's Window"), returns to reality ("The Snowfall" and "Whoever Builds"). His tales told, the old man wakes in a stormy springtime ("June, June"), "when the lilacs are gone." Grossman's allegory of life's journey, at once sonorous and antic, takes in the high and the low in these new visionary songs of innocence and experience. Allen Grossman is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities at The Johns Hopkins University. He counts among his many honors and awards MacArthur, Guggenheim, and NEA fellowships, the Witter Bynner Prize for Poetry, and the PEN-Sheaffer/New England Award for Literary Distinction. The Philosopher's Window is his eighth book of poetry. His previous collection, The Ether Dome & Other Poems New and Selected (1991), was a National Book Critics Circle Award nominee.

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Author

Allen R. Grossman

Publisher

Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780811213004

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities

Rating

5 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14