At the brink of infinity : poetic humility in boundless American space / / James E. von der Heydt
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| Autore: |
Von der Heydt James E
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| Titolo: |
At the brink of infinity : poetic humility in boundless American space / / James E. von der Heydt
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| Pubblicazione: | Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c2008 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 811.009/22 |
| Soggetto topico: | Infinite in literature |
| Space and time in literature | |
| Vision in literature | |
| American poetry - History and criticism | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | At the brink of infinity |
| ISBN: | 1-58729-773-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815943303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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