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Poems by Robert Nathan. Novelist & poet, born 2 January 1894 in New York City, died 25 May 1985. Best-known work: Portrait of Jennie, (1940),
In 1942 Nathan wrote a poem "Dunkirk: A Ballad", then became a screenwriter for MGM, where he added additional poetry to update Alice Duer Miller's poem for the film The White Cliffs of Dover (1944). He then wrote the screenplay of The Clock (1945), in which he had a cameo role.
20 sie 2012 · Distinguished author Robert Nathan has gathered together his favorite selections. Diaspora Thou, Israel, on a foreign shore, So low, so low, that once was great, What altars do thy sons adore? The golden calf, the scarlet whore, Phoenicia’s greed, Assyria’s hate.
13 lip 2024 · Selected Poems of Robert Nathan by Robert Nathan. Publication date 1922 Publisher Alfred A. Knopf Collection internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 93.7M . Notes. skewed text pages. Addeddate 2024-07-13 00:20:55 Autocrop_version 0.0.17_books-serials-20230720-0.3 ...
5 wrz 2014 · Dunkirk, a ballad. by. Nathan, Robert, 1894-. Publication date. 1942. Usage. Public Domain Mark 1.0. Topics. WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Poetry, Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940, World War, 1939-1945, American Poetry, World War II.
He stood for a while above the beach, He saw how the wind and current caught her; He looked a long time out to sea. There was steady wind, and the sky was pale, And a haze in the east that looked like smoke. But he stood a long time looking down Slapped at the foot of the little town, [3]
In this collection of poems, Robert Nathan speaks with clarity and force of things close to the heart of man, today and always, of his relation to the universe, and of love. Those who know him only through his novels will discover such a poetic gift as only he could possess.
