Wallace Stevens : a mythology of self

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Label

Wallace Stevens : a mythology of self

Title remainder

a mythology of self

Statement of responsibility

Milton J. Bates

Creator

• Bates, Milton J

Subject

• Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography
• Self in literature
• Biographies
• Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955

Genre

• Biography
• Biographies

Language

eng

Summary

In this study of the life and works of Wallace Stevens, Bates sets out to show how one poet transcended biography by transforming it into fables of identity. He presents a fascinating and persuasive account of Stevens's inner life -- the life he lived through his poetry. He examines the significant biographical influences on the poet's work: his relationship with his parents and wife, the ambience of Harvard College at the turn of the century, the New York avant-garde that flourished during World War I, political pressure from the Left during the '30s, his reading of Nietzsche and genealogical research in the '40s, and his late accommodation with traditional religious belief. Bates makes the poet seem not an isolated figure but part of a rich environment that includes politics, business and aesthetic speculation

Dewey number

• 811/.52
• B

Government publication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

PS3537.T4753

LC item number

Z592 1985

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography