Stitt's interest in these five poets is intellectual and aesthetic. As he states, "I chose these particular writers because their work continues to interest me deeply, both intellectually and formally, even after years of familiarity." He uses his understanding of the philosophical im...

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Main Author:	Stitt, Peter (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Iowa City Univ. of Iowa Press 1997
Subjects:	Ashbery, John <1927-> > Criticism and interpretation Dobyns, Stephen <1941-> > Criticism and interpretation Simic, Charles <1938-> > Criticism and interpretation Stern, Gerald <1925-> > Criticism and interpretation Wright, Charles <1935-> > Criticism and interpretation Simic, Charles > 1938-2023 Stern, Gerald > 1925-2022 Wright, Charles > 1935- Dobyns, Stephen > 1941- Ashbery, John > 1927-2017 Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1945-1995 American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism Uncertainty in literature Lyrik USA Aufsatzsammlung
Online Access:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:	Stitt's interest in these five poets is intellectual and aesthetic. As he states, "I chose these particular writers because their work continues to interest me deeply, both intellectually and formally, even after years of familiarity." He uses his understanding of the philosophical implications inherent in modern physics, as they apply to both content and form, as the basis for his close analysis. Stitt attends to the poet's writerly strategies so that we may discover in their poetry where "surface form" intersects and complements meaning and thus becomes, in John Berryman's terms, "deep form". He explains what these poets say and how they say it and what relationships lie between. He also shows how humor plays a part in some of their work.
Physical Description:	200 S.
ISBN:	0877455996