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No. 2, 1962, pp. 129–38.FURTHER READINGLevertov, Denise,The Life Around Us: Selected Poems on
Nature, New Directions, 1997.
These poems, written in support of the green
movement of the 1960s, provide another possi-
ble context of interpretation for ‘‘A Tree Tell-
ing of Orpheus.’’
Linforth, Ivan, The Arts of Orpheus, University of
California Press, 1941.
Linforth’s book represents the most skeptical
scholarly position on Orpheus, granting only
the most minimal importance to the ancient
Orphic cult in Greek and Roman society.
Underhill, Evelyn,Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and
Development of Man’s Spiritual Consciousness, E. P. Dut-
ton, 1930.
This is one of the most influential introductions
to the study of mysticism; it was especially
influential on the 1960s youth movement.
Wagner-Martin, Linda, ed.,Critical Essays on Denise
Levertov, G. K. Hall, 1990.
This collection of critical essays contains many
contemporary reviews of Levertov’s various
books of verse.ATreeTellingofOrpheus