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At the brink of infinity : poetic humility in boundless American space / James E. von der Heydt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Von der Heydt, James E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Infinite in literature.
- Space and time in literature.
- Vision in literature.
- American poetry--History and criticism.
- American poetry.
- 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.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-235) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781587297731
- 1587297736
- OCLC:
- 297118189
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