Visions and Revisions: Of American Poetry"... not revisions but one thoroughgoing and far-reaching revision -- of the course of American poetry through centuries, as commonly understood. It is polemical but good-humored, lightly and racily written but with passion, deeply serious, discerning and timely". -- Donald Davie |
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Page 97
... Stevens chose to represent his ideas were often tropical or subtropical . As a result , Stevens appeared to be some sort of Polynesian Prince of Delights , and Kreymborg could write in his defense : Stevens is more than a dandy , a ...
... Stevens chose to represent his ideas were often tropical or subtropical . As a result , Stevens appeared to be some sort of Polynesian Prince of Delights , and Kreymborg could write in his defense : Stevens is more than a dandy , a ...
Page 98
... Stevens ' “ system ” posited art as the substitute for religion which had been dis- credited as a plausible alternative in the objective , scientific twen- tieth century . The name of God had lost its meaning ; therefore , God no longer ...
... Stevens ' “ system ” posited art as the substitute for religion which had been dis- credited as a plausible alternative in the objective , scientific twen- tieth century . The name of God had lost its meaning ; therefore , God no longer ...
Page 99
... Stevens ' aestheticism - which was in fact nothing more than " Art for Art's sake " carried to its furthest extreme - would be divested of meaning , just as religion had been invalidated . Stevens had come to this pass because he lost ...
... Stevens ' aestheticism - which was in fact nothing more than " Art for Art's sake " carried to its furthest extreme - would be divested of meaning , just as religion had been invalidated . Stevens had come to this pass because he lost ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Matriarchy of American Poetry | 16 |
The Good Gray Poet | 36 |
Copyright | |
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