The Cambridge Companion to Wallace Stevens (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - Softcover

Serio, John N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521614821 ISBN 13: 9780521614825

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

"This is an excellent one-volume introduction to the work of Wallace Stevens, suitable not only for studetns of literature but also for students of cultural studies and philosophy interested in one of teh most important figures of modernism." - Steven Schroeder, Chicago, Illinois, Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas

Book Description:

This Companion provides an introductory overview of Wallace Stevens' life and poetry. Leading Stevens scholars explain in clear language fundamental aspects of Stevens' work. The book also contains a chronology and a useful guide to further reading.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521614821
• ISBN 13: 9780521614825
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244