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At the brink of infinity : poetic humility in boundless American space / James E. von der Heydt.
Van Pelt Library PS310.I54 V66 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Von der Heydt, James E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979.
- Frost, Robert, 1874-1963.
- Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886.
- Infinite in literature.
- Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886--Criticism and interpretation.
- Dickinson, Emily.
- Frost, Robert, 1874-1963--Criticism and interpretation.
- Frost, Robert.
- Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979--Criticism and interpretation.
- Bishop, Elizabeth.
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995--Criticism and interpretation.
- Merrill, James.
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- American poetry--History and criticism.
- American poetry.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 242 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2008]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 1 The Beachcomber's Horizon 1
- 2 An Everywhere of Silver 23
- 3 Privacies of Storm 49
- 4 Dickinson Outdoors 75
- 5 Frost and the Unmoving World 107
- 6 Bishop's Weighted Eye 137
- 7 Merrill's Expansiveness 171.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-235) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781587296284
- 1587296284
- OCLC:
- 182736084
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