The Bronze David of Donatello
By Randall Jarrell
Jarrell’s poem about Donatello’s David statue was delightful
to read if anything. At first I thought it was just going to be another poem
that describes a work of art but instead it gives a complete backstory to the
meaning and figures depicted in the sculptural work which make it even more
mystifying. The description of David Jarrell
has crafted into his poem gives the David a sense of character and
strength. The same could also be said for Goliath, who’s just a head and barely
dominates the image of the famous sculpture, but Jarrell’s poem gives the once
mighty giant the sense that he is still strong even in death. From beginning to
end the poem creates such a lively description of the two subjects in Donatello’s
sculpture and I feel that with that in mind it is a very good poem.
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