Emerson as poet / Hyatt H. Waggoner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waggoner, Hyatt Howe, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882--Poetic works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1974.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since Yvor Winters' famous denunciation of Ralph Waldo Emerson and his writings in the 1930s, major critics have been silent on the subject, and Emerson scholars have generally avoided critical evaluation. Hyatt H. Waggoner reopens the debate, arguing that past criticism of Emerson has been limited by the inevitable but unfortunate influences of cultural relativism and personal taste. He suggests that by concentrating on the stabilities, on the recognizably similar patterns of response by critics to Emerson as poet, one can arrive at a portrait that transcends changing cultures and preferences. His book thus combines a full critical re-evaluation of Emerson's poetry with a thoughtful commentary on the ways in which critics and readers approach poetry.Originally published in 1975.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

A Note on the Texts Used

Preface

INTRODUCTION: A Century of Critical Agreements and Disagreements

CHAPTER I: Rediscovering the "Voyager of Light and Noon"

CHAPTER II: The Apprentice Years: Composer of Verses

CHAPTER III. The Achievement of the Poems: "Artful Thunder"

CHAPTER IV. The Poetry of the Prose

CHAPTER V. Vision and Voice

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780691645223

0691645221

9781400871650

1400871654

OCLC:

905863504