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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815943303321

Autore

Von der Heydt James E

Titolo

At the brink of infinity [[electronic resource] ] : poetic humility in boundless American space / / James E. von der Heydt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c2008

ISBN

1-58729-773-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Disciplina

811.009/22

Soggetti

Infinite in literature

Space and time in literature

Vision in literature

American poetry - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-235) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Beachcomber's Horizon; An Everywhere of Silver; Privacies of Storm; Dickinson Outdoors; Frost and the Unmoving World; Bishop's Weighted Eye; Merrill's Expansiveness; Epilogue; Notes; Works Consulted; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this carefully crafted analysis, James von der Heydt shines a new light on the lyric craft of Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and James Merrill and considers how their seascape-vision redefines poetry's purpose.