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Theodore Roethke
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1908–1963 · American poet (1907-1963)

Also known as: Theodore Huebner Roethke, Теодор Рётке, ثيودور رويثك, 시어도어 렛키, テオドール・レートケ, 迪奧多·羅賽克

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Known works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
  • Prentice Hall Literature -- Gold
  • The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
  • Prentice Hall Literature--The American Experience
  • The United States in Literature -- The Glass Menagerie Edition