[PDF] Wallace Stevens And The Aesthetics Of Abstraction eBook

Author : Edward Ragg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 13,8 MB
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1139489992

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Edward Ragg's study was the first to examine the role of abstraction throughout the work of Wallace Stevens. By tracing the poet's interest in abstraction from Harmonium through to his later works, Ragg argues that Stevens only fully appreciated and refined this interest within his later career. Ragg's detailed close-readings highlight the poet's absorption of late nineteenth century and early twentieth century painting, as well as the examples of philosophers and other poets' work. Wallace Stevens and the Aesthetics of Abstraction will appeal to those studying Stevens as well as anyone interested in the relations between poetry and painting. This valuable study embraces revealing philosophical and artistic perspectives, analyzing Stevens' place within and resistance to Modernist debates concerning literature, painting, representation and 'the imagination'.

Author : B J Leggett
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 21,77 MB
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1469622874

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Leggett traces the effect of several important theoretical works on the poetry and prose of Stevens during a period in which he was formulating an aesthetic between 1942 and 1954. The author offers new readings of a number of poems and passages and clarifies certain controversial conceptions developed by Stevens, such as the supreme fiction, the relation of the new poet to tradition, and the psychologies of creativity. Originally published in 1987. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : Glen MacLeod
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 43,71 MB
Release : 2016-12-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 110821052X

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This book aims to provide an in-depth introduction to the multifaceted life and times of Wallace Stevens, who is generally considered one of the great twentieth-century American poets. In thirty-six short essays, an international team of distinguished scholars have created a comprehensive overview of Stevens' life and the world of his poetry. Individual chapters relate Stevens to important contexts such as the large Western movements of romanticism and modernism; particular American and European philosophical traditions; contemporary and later poets; the professional realms of law and insurance; the parallel art forms of painting, music, and theater; his publication history, critical reception, and his international reputation. Other chapters address topics of current interest such as war, politics, religion, race and the feminine. Informed by the latest developments in the field, but written in clear, jargon-free prose, Wallace Stevens in Context is an indispensable introduction to this great modern poet.

Author : Lisa Goldfarb
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 24,41 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0415899109

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This collection of critical essays considers the impact of New York City on the life and works of Wallace Stevens. Recent criticism of the poet has sought to understand how Stevens interacted with the literary, artistic, and cultural forces of his time to forge his inimitable aesthetic, with its peculiar mix of post-romantic responses to nature and a metropolitan cosmopolitanism. This book examines New York's influence at both the biographical and poetic levels, deepening our understanding of the poet.

Author : Jeff Wallace
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 45,76 MB
Release : 2023-04-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1474461670

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Explores abstraction as a keyword in aesthetic modernism and in critical thinking since Marx

Author : Gül Bilge Han
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 24,24 MB
Release : 2019-06-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1108491774

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Offers a new conception of modernist autonomy by focusing on Wallace Stevens, one of the renowned poets of the twentieth century.

Author : John N. Serio
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 11,29 MB
Release : 2007-01-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1139827545

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Wallace Stevens is a major American poet and a central figure in modernist studies and twentieth-century poetry. This Companion introduces students to his work. An international team of distinguished contributors presents a unified picture of Stevens' poetic achievement. The Introduction explains why Stevens is among the world's great poets and offers specific guidance on how to read and appreciate his poetry. A brief biographical sketch anchors Stevens in the real world and illuminates important personal and intellectual influences. The essays following chart Stevens' poetic career and his affinities with both earlier and contemporary writers, artists, and philosophers. Other essays introduce students to the peculiarity and distinctiveness of Stevens' voice and style. They explain prominent themes in his work and explore the nuances of his aesthetic theory. With a detailed chronology and a guide to further reading, this Companion provides all the information a student or scholar of Stevens will need.

Author : Bart Eeckhout
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,35 MB
Release : 2021-07-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1108833292

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This book offers a wide-ranging display of innovative critical perspectives on the poetry of the American modernist Wallace Stevens.