Quotes About Randall Jarrell

when General Eisenhower defined an intellectual as "a man who takes more words than is necessary to tell more than he knows", he was speaking not as a Republican but as an American.

Dieser letzte Satz war einer, von dem man sich vorstellen kann, daß Randall Jarrell ihn ausschnitt und als Schutz gegen die Unzahl der ungebildeten Alleswisser dieser Welt in seine Brieftasche steckte.

In 'Pictures from an Institution,' Randall Jarrell was able to transcend the academic novel by simply ignoring it, writing a comedy with no plot at all beyond his own pleasure in language and humanity itself.

Is this not pathetic, Odd, what some ill-educated fool has done? I take solace in reminding myself that 'art is long and critics are the insects of a day.'" "Shakespeare?" I asked. "No. Randall Jarrell. A wonderful poet, now all but forgotten because modern universities teach nothing but self-esteem and toe-sucking.