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Identifier	Thesis 2198
Author	Sorensen, Jason Eric
Title	Poetic revelation as orientation in Wallace Stevens' poetry of being
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2011; *
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	The American poet Wallace Stevens, who published poetry from 1923-1954, is often perceived as an exemplary figure in the tradition of American modernist poetry. However, this label seems inadequate in describing Stevens’s work, particularly, his later work – which appears as much more philosophically grounded than the work of his mid-century peers. Stevens writes poetry during a period of time in world history where a growing sense of alienation results from the social conditions caused by industrialization and the horrors of World Wars I and II. While there are several iterations of alienation present within the literature of the early 1920s through the 1950s, Stevens addresses the growing sense of alienation by writing poetry that aims at orienting his readers to their being through poetic language. Adopting a more philosophical approach to poetry concerning the nature of being, Stevens’ remarks: “I think that his function is to make his imagination theirs and that he fulfills himself only as he sees his imagination become the light in the minds of others. His role in short is to help people live their lives” (The Necessary Angel 29). Stevens’ perception of the poet’s role as helping “people live their lives” contributes to an overall understanding of Stevens’ poetry of being.
Subject	Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955 -- Criticism and interpretation
Department	Department of English
Advisor	Pozorski, Aimee L. (Aimee Lynn)
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	804653038
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