Unlike many contemporary artists, edward estlin cummings made no attempt
to formulate a theoretical basis for the concept of reality which is reflected in
his work. His statements about what he considered real, and how he
perceived truth were often rather confusing. Nevertheless, critics describe him
as a serious poet with a philosophical framework behind his oeuvre. Yet,
there are many different views on how it is exactly organized. This framework
is the object of analysis in the study at hand. Nina von Dahlern discusses its
structure, its inconsistencies, and also how these inconsistencies...