The search for a substitute for religion, Adalaide Kirby Morris
argues, occupies Stevens' poetic energy from his earliest to his
latest work. It emerges in his patterns of speech, in his symbols,
and in his poetic forms; it encompasses a critique of Christianity,
often wryly humorous and sometimes bitterly satiric; and it results
in a theory of poetry that becomes a mystical theology. At the
center of this mystical theology, the author finds, is the
conviction that God and the imagination arc one. The study
concludes that poetry provides for Stevens a sanction, a solace, a
form of order, a source of delight, and a means of redemption
through which men arc saved, and natural fact is transformed into
divine force. Originally published in 1974. The Princeton Legacy
Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make
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General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Princeton Essays in Literature |
Release date: |
April 2016 |
First published: |
1974 |
Authors: |
Adalaide Kirby Morris
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Editors: |
Robert Buttel
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Dimensions: |
235 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
220 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-64566-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-691-64566-3 |
Barcode: |
9780691645667 |
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