In this collection of essays, consummate poet Wallace Stevens reflects upon his art. His aim is not to produce a work of criticism or philosophy, or a mere discussion of poetic technique. As he explains in his introduction, his ambition in these various pieces, published in different times and places, aimed higher than that, in the direction of disclosing "poetry itself, the naked poem, the imagination manifesting itself in its domination of words." Stevens proves himself as eloquent and scintillating in prose as in poetry, as he both analyzes and demonstrates the essential act of...
In this collection of essays, consummate poet Wallace Stevens reflects upon his art. His aim is not to produce a work of criticism or philosophy, or a...
This book has been edited to correct the previous editions errors and to incorporate material that has come to light since original publication. A third of the poems and essays in this edition are new to the volume.
This book has been edited to correct the previous editions errors and to incorporate material that has come to light since original publication. A thi...
Paul Valery William McCausland Stewart Wallace Stevens
Valery's dialogues are considered his most important works of imagination in prose. The volume brings together for the first time all the formal dialogues, including Eupalinos and six other pieces.
Valery's dialogues are considered his most important works of imagination in prose. The volume brings together for the first time all the formal di...
The letter from Jose Rodriguez Feo that prompted Stevens's poem was the third in a ten-year correspondence (1944-54) between the poet and the young Cuban, who quickly became Stevens's "most exciting correspondent." The two shared a Harvard education, both were anxious to see Stevens translated for a Cuban audience, and each had an enduring admiration for Santayana, whose awareness of the cultural tensions between the Northern and Southern hemispheres formed a basis for the protracted argument between Stevens as the practical, Protestant father and the passionate Rodriguez Feo. The Cuban's...
The letter from Jose Rodriguez Feo that prompted Stevens's poem was the third in a ten-year correspondence (1944-54) between the poet and the young Cu...
Here are all of Stevens' published books of poetry, side-by-side for the first time with the haunting lyrics of his later years and early work that traces the development of his art. From the rococo inventiveness of Harmonium, his first volume (including such classics as "Sunday Morning", "Peter Quince at the Clavier", and "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird"), through "Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction", "Esthetique du Mal", "The Auroras of Autumn", and the other large-scale masterpieces of his middle years, to the austere final poems of "The Rock", Stevens' poetry explores with...
Here are all of Stevens' published books of poetry, side-by-side for the first time with the haunting lyrics of his later years and early work that tr...
The first new selection of this acclaimed poet s work in nearly twenty years now in paperback is a rich reminder to poetry readers of his lasting contribution and his unending ability to puzzle, fascinate, and delight us."
The first new selection of this acclaimed poet s work in nearly twenty years now in paperback is a rich reminder to poetry readers of his lasting cont...
