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The Poem as Work on Paper: The Illustrated Esthétique du Mal.
- Source :
- Wallace Stevens Journal; Spring2023, Vol. 47 Issue 1, p33-47, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The article reports that like several poems by Wallace Stevens, the composition of his wartime poem "Esthétique du Mal" was partly shaped by the dimensions of the legal notepad sheets on which it was drafted. Topics include examines when critics address the genesis of Stevens's poems, they reflexively recall the image of Stevens composing his poems on walks to and from work.
- Subjects :
- POETRY (Literary form)
CRITICS
POETS as critics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01487132
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Wallace Stevens Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162809140
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/wsj.2023.0001