Synopses & Reviews
Leading Stevens scholars explain in clear language fundamental aspects of Stevens' work.
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
Synopsis
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 the Author
John N. Serio is Professor of Humanities at Clarkson University, New York.
Table of Contents
Introduction John N. Serio; 1. Wallace Stevens: a likeness Joan Richardson; 2. Stevens and Harmonium Robert Rehder; 3. Stevens in the 1930s Alan Filreis; 4. Stevens and the supreme fiction Milton J. Bates; 5. Stevens' late poetry B. J. Leggett; 6. Stevens and his contemporaries James Longenbach; 7. Stevens and Romanticism Joseph Carroll; 8. Stevens and philosophy Bart Eeckhout; 9. Stevens' seasonal cycles George S. Lensing; 10. Stevens and the lyric speaker Helen Vendler; 11. Stevens and linguistic structure Beverly Maeder; 12. Stevens and painting Bonnie Costello; 13. Stevens and the feminine Jacqueline Vaught Brogan; 14. Stevens and belief David R. Jarraway; Guide to further reading; Index.