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    A Study Guide for Gary Snyder's "True Night"
    A Study Guide for Gary Snyder's "True Night"
    A Study Guide for Gary Snyder's "True Night"
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    A Study Guide for Gary Snyder's "True Night"

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    A Study Guide for Gary Snyder's "True Night," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateAug 26, 2016
    ISBN9781535841610
    A Study Guide for Gary Snyder's "True Night"

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      True Night

      Gary Snyder

      1983

      Introduction

      True Night by Gary Snyder was first published in 1983 in Snyder's collection of poems, Axe Handles. The poem tells a story of how the sleeping poet is awakened by the sound of raccoons in his kitchen. He gets out of bed and angrily chases the raccoons away. Then, in the stillness of the night outside the house, he becomes more reflective, to the point where he seems to become one with nature. After a while, he reminds himself that he should not get carried away by such introspective meditations. He needs his sleep and has responsibilities to his family. So, he returns to bed to sleep and await the dawning of a new day.

      True Night is often considered the finest poem in Axe Handles, which was the first volume of poetry Snyder published for nine years following his Pulitzer Prize–winning collection Turtle Island in 1974. The poem illustrates some of Snyder's typical concerns: his appreciation of the natural world and his interest in Zen Buddhism and altered states of mind. The poem can be read metaphorically as a journey in consciousness from the dualities of the outer world to a state of oneness, followed by a return to the world of duality with an increased appreciation of its

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