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Autumn 1960 • Vol. XXII No. 4 • Comment |

On “The Genius of Robert Graves”

Dear Sirs:

That Robert Graves expressed doubts about Mr. Steiner’s ability to get him right and “with vehement protest” corrected the essay which justified his doubts (“The Genius of Robert Graves,” KR, Summer ’60) is scarcely surprising. He was not, as Mr. Steiner flatters himself by suggesting, playing the crusty curmudgeon, but more likely expressing his natural exasperation at gross misrepresentation.

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George Steiner is a fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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