Word: roans
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...were offered free by Printer Boyle to at least two large publishers, who declined to print the poem because of its incestuous theme. Through the efforts of James Rorty & friends, the Boyle edition received a fanfare of reviewers' praise. In 1925 Liveright brought out "Tamar" in its edition of Roan Stallion, Tamar and Other Poems. In the latter volume Poet Jeffers generalized his theme...
...visions, the desires that fool man out of his limits lead Poet Jeffers' tragic heroes & heroines into dark and terrifying ways. "Tamar," "The Tower Beyond Tragedy," ''The Women at Point Sur" all tell incestuous tales. "Roan Stallion" tells of a woman's love for a horse. Though critics, with few exceptions, have extolled the splendor and intensity of Poet Jeffers' works, some women think that he spoils his poems with such outrageous themes. Even his wife complained. "Robin," said she after he had finished "Roan Stallion," "when will you quit forbidden themes?" Robin answered with an enigmatic smile...
...week were on what the copper industry calls an "informal basis," the customary dodge to get around the Sherman Act. But not only were conferences informal, they were just about over. Emile Francqui, chief of the Katangans, departed for home. A. Chester Beatty, chairman of Rhodesia's important Roan Antelope Copper Mines, Ltd., said he was sailing Friday night; MM. Pisart & Gutt took passage on the Saturday sailing of the Ile de France. The conference looked like a failure. Then someone made a mysterious move and the foreigners stayed...
...order in rubbers may have to rush out and buy some Bah Lias, Gula Kalump, or Linggi, while in teas he must know Budla Beta, Chargola, Jokai, Pabbojan. The mining list includes famed De Beers Diamond Mines, the Rand (gold), Johannesburg Consolidated Investments ("Johnnies"), Rio Tinto ("The Tinto"), Roan Antelope, Katanga, Mount Isa, Siamese...
...South American producers was 3,374 tons against 4,151 a year ago and 5,376 in April 1929, stocks of copper on hand in May showed the first gain in six months, jumping 8,781 tons. Further complications will come next year when three big African mines (Roan Antelope, Rhokana and N'Kana) start production. Katanga, big Belgian Congo producer, is now working and has curtailed 10% to cooperate with the U. S. producers. But last week reports said U. S. coppermen no longer regard Katanga as a threat, would rather compete than barter with...