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Title
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The naming man: A study of Wallace Stevens's poetry titles.
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Creator
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Weinschenk, George Godfrey, III., Florida Atlantic University, Pearce, Howard D.
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Abstract/Description
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The titles of Wallace Stevens's poetry assist in an explication of the poems. Stevens's titling techniques force the reader into a complicit involvement with the text before the commitment to read is even made. By asserting a strong presence in his titles, Stevens is able to engage the reader in an exploration of what is possible for the imagination. He presents his poetry as a foil for the actualization of his audience. Potentials are experienced and made real by this active involvement with...
Show moreThe titles of Wallace Stevens's poetry assist in an explication of the poems. Stevens's titling techniques force the reader into a complicit involvement with the text before the commitment to read is even made. By asserting a strong presence in his titles, Stevens is able to engage the reader in an exploration of what is possible for the imagination. He presents his poetry as a foil for the actualization of his audience. Potentials are experienced and made real by this active involvement with the poems, which in turn permits them to reveal their hidden meanings. A recursive responsiveness to Stevens's titles during the enjoyment of his poems rewards the reader with some answers to Wallace Stevens's masterful mystery. His management of titles is a part of the syntactical expression that is central to a full experience of his poetry.
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Date Issued
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1997
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15402
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Subject Headings
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Stevens, Wallace,--1879-1955--Criticism and interpretation, Titles of poems, Poetics
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Format
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Document (PDF)
