Robert Graves

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If there's no money in poetry, neither is there poetry in money.

Robert Graves

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Topic

Poetry

Author

Robert Graves

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Graves, Robert. Speech in London. 6 Dec. 1963, London School of Economics, London, England, UK.

Take your delight in momentariness,
Walk between dark and dark-a shining space
With the grave’s narrowness, though not its peace.

Robert Graves

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Topic

Shortness of life The ephemeral Life

Author

Robert Graves

Source

Sick Love

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

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Original Citation

Graves, Robert. "Sick Love." Poems 1929. Seizin Press, 1929, l. 10-12.

Current Citation

Graves, Robert. "Sick Love." The Complete Poems: In One Volume. Penguin Books, 2003, l. 10-12.

Truth-loving Persians do not dwell upon
The trivial skirmish fought near Marathon.

Robert Graves

The Persian Version

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Topic

Different perspectives

Author

Robert Graves

Source

The Persian Version

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Graves, Robert. "The Persian Version." Poems 1938-1945: Satires and Grotesques. Cassell & Company, 1946, I. 1.

Christ of his gentleness
Thirsting and hungering,
Walked in the wilderness;
Soft words of grace He spoke
Unto lost desert-folk
That listened wondering.

Robert Graves

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Topic

Jesus The Gospel Christianity

Author

Robert Graves

Source

In the Wilderness

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1916 1910s 20th century

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Original Citation

Graves, Robert. "In the Wilderness." Over the Brazier. c. 1916.

Current Citation

Graves, Robert. "In the Wilderness." The Complete Poems: In One Volume. Penguin Books, 2003, l. 1-6.

There was no patriotism in the trenches. It was too remote a sentiment, and rejected as fit only for civilians.

Robert Graves

Goodbye to All That

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Topic

Patriotism War

Author

Robert Graves

Source

Goodbye to All That

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Graves, Robert. Good-Bye to All That. Jonathan Cape, 1929.

Though philosophers like to define poetry as irrational fancy, for us it is practical, humorous, reasonable way of being ourselves. Of never acquiescing in a fraud; of never accepting the secondary-rate in poetry, painting, music, love, friends.

Robert Graves

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Topic

Poetry

Author

Robert Graves

Source

The Case for Xanthippe

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Graves, Robert. "The Case for Xanthippe." The Crane Bag. Cassell & Company, 1969.