Undoubtedly, the single finest collection of Wallace Stevens ever produced." - Library JournalWallace Stevens's unique voice combined meditative speculation and what he called "the essential gaudiness of poetry" in a body of work of astonishing profusion and exuberance, poems that have remained an inspiration and influence for generations of poets and readers. Now, for the first time, the works of America's supreme poet of the imagination are ...
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 w...
Witty, ironic, and thought-provoking, the experimental style of Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) forever changed the landscape of modern verse. This collection includes 82 works by the 1955 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, including such oft-studied compositions as "Sunday Morning, " "Peter Quince at the Clavier, " "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, " and the title piece.
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 Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens is the definitive collection from the man Harold Bloom has called "the best and most representative American poet."
Originally published in 1954 to honor Stevens's seventy-fifth birthday, the book was rushed into print for the occasion and contained scores of errors. These have now been corrected in one place for the first time by Stevens scholars John N. Serio and Christopher Beyers, based on original ...
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.
These Everyman's Library Pocket Poets hardcover editions are popular for their compact size and reasonable price. Poems: Stevens contains a selection, chosen by Helen Vendler, of over sixty of Stevens's poems, revealing with renewed force his status as our supreme acrobat of the imagination.
This selection of works by Wallace Stevens--the man Harold Bloom has called "the best and most representative American poet"--was first published in 1967. Edited by the poet's daughter Holly Stevens, it contains all the major long poems and sequences, and every shorter poem of lasting value in Stevens' career, including some not printed in his earlier Collected Works. Included also is a short play by Stevens, "Bowl, Cat and Broomstick.
Wallace Stevens gilt heute als der bedeutendste amerikanische Lyriker des 20. Jahrhunderts. Von ihm stammen einige der vollkommensten Verse der modernen Literatur. Wie kann man Dichter sein in einer unmetaphysischen Zeit? Diese Frage hat Stevens auf ganz eigene Weise beantwortet. Der Einzelgänger, der Frankreichs Kultur liebte und doch nie in Paris war, hat zeitlebens in Hartford gelebt, wo er sein Geld als Vizepräsident einer großen Versicher...