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- The Dome and the Rock: Structure in the Poetry of Wallace Stevens
- 1968
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- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
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Originally published in 1968. In The Dome and the Rock: Structure in the Poetry of Wallace Stevens, James Baird traces the process of Wallace Steven's Grand Poem and the total structure that it accomplished in language. In the words of Professor Baird, "The full art of Stevens is organized with architectural precision. The shape of the mind becomes a building, the framework of which is founded in a willed symmetry of design." In The Dome and the Rock, James Baird exposes the capacity of Wallace Stevens to design his poetry in a manner similar to an architect, and he "reveals the craftsmanship of [Wallace's] acts as builder."
Table of Contents
- Half Title
- p. i
- Title Page
- p. ii
- Dedication
- p. v
- Authorsnote
- p. vii
- Introduction: The Grand Poem
- pp. xi-xxxi
- I. The Shaper
- 1. Architecture
- pp. 1-21
- 3. Stevens in the American Grain
- pp. 59-77
- 4. The Passion for Design
- pp. 79-90
- 5. Poetic Geometry: The Arc
- pp. 91-103
- II: The Elements of Sight
- 6. The Sun
- pp. 107-117
- 8. The Eye
- pp. 129-135
- III: The Crafting of the Dome
- 9. The Setting
- pp. 139-150
- 11. The Painter: Encounters of the Eye
- pp. 167-191
- 12. The Comedian: Masques and Festivals
- pp. 193-216
- 13. The Mythological Canon: Ritual Presences
- pp. 217-230
- 14. American Place: Of Land-Made Men
- pp. 231-242
- 16. Existence: The Difficulty of Being
- pp. 265-277
- 17. The Hero: Aspects of the Supreme Fiction
- pp. 279-287
- IV: Afterword
- 20. The Poet in His Time
- pp. 315-324
- Title Index
- pp. 325-330
- Subject Index
- pp. 330-334
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ISBN
9781421436999
Related ISBN
9781421436982
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OCLC
1133205772
Launched on MUSE
2020-01-10
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
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