Tower Beyond Tragedy: By Robinson Jeffers

Released two years after poet Robinson Jeffers’ death in 1962, this recording features nine poems by the poet read by Special Tony Award Winner Marian Seldes. Most notable is the reading of Tower Beyond Tragedy, a narrative poem in epic form that explores the story and psyche of Orestes after the death of Agamemnon. The liner notes include poem texts.
Track Listing
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The Beauty of Things | Marian Seldes | 1:18 | |
102
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The World's Wonders | Marian Seldes | 3:16 | |
103
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The Old Stonemason | Marian Seldes | 2:39 | |
104
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Joy | Marian Seldes | 0:50 | |
105
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Final Speech: Cretan Woman/Aphrodite | Marian Seldes | 0:57 | |
106
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Cassandra/Tower Beyond Tragedy | Marian Seldes | 10:57 | |
201
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Final Scene: Tower Beyond Tragedy/Electra and Orestes | Marian Seldes | 24:31 |