Books : Harmonium (Faber Poetry)
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by: Wallace Stevens
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811
EAN: 9780571207794
ISBN: 0571207790
Label: Faber and Faber
Manufacturer: Faber and Faber
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: May 08, 2001
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Sales Rank: 234317
Studio: Faber and Faber
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Rating: - The first volume of a major American poet
This is one of those rare volumes, like the 'Lyrical Ballads' of Wordsworth and Coleridge which announces to the world the arrival of a new major Poet. Not all thought so at the time. And many found Stevens too dandified and precious to be a major voice. But among the poems of this collection are among the most beautifully colorful musical creations in Modern Poetry.
This volume contains the following Poems:
Earthy Anecdote
Invective Against Swans
In the Carolinas ... Read More
Rating: - In "Harmonium"
Wallace Stevens first revealed his genius in 1923, when his first collection of poetry "Harmonium" was released. While it was only the first part of his career as a poet, Stevens' first book is in some ways his best -- despite being a little uneven, "Harmonium" has a rough, passionate quality.
"At night, by the fire,/The colors of the bushes/And of the fallen leaves,/Repeating themselves,/Turned in the room,/Like the leaves themselves/Turning in the wind," writes Stevens in "Domination ... Read More
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