Wallace Stevens and Francis Parkman: The American West and Beyond
Wallace Stevens and Francis Parkman: The American West and Beyond discovers a previously unacknowledged connection between the poet and the historian. Parkman in his historical narratives served as a source for a variety of poems by Stevens, including some of his more major efforts. Early on, Stevens responds in a playful way to Parkman; later on, Stevens becomes more serious and thoughtful, admitting to the more troubling aspects of Parkman’s narratives. With an understanding of how Parkman relates to these poems, the reader will more easily engage with the poet, and see how Stevens, in conjunction with Parkman, becomes a guiding light for acknowledging the cognitive dissonance that shadows the American experience.

Stevens was not always distant, not always a solipsistic poet. At least at times, he was deeply in touch with his world and deeply affected by it, as he aspired to grow beyond the historical burdens so deeply embedded in it. All readers of Stevens will benefit from reading this book, and, in particular, anyone with an interest in what makes Stevens a distinctly American poet.

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Wallace Stevens and Francis Parkman: The American West and Beyond
Wallace Stevens and Francis Parkman: The American West and Beyond discovers a previously unacknowledged connection between the poet and the historian. Parkman in his historical narratives served as a source for a variety of poems by Stevens, including some of his more major efforts. Early on, Stevens responds in a playful way to Parkman; later on, Stevens becomes more serious and thoughtful, admitting to the more troubling aspects of Parkman’s narratives. With an understanding of how Parkman relates to these poems, the reader will more easily engage with the poet, and see how Stevens, in conjunction with Parkman, becomes a guiding light for acknowledging the cognitive dissonance that shadows the American experience.

Stevens was not always distant, not always a solipsistic poet. At least at times, he was deeply in touch with his world and deeply affected by it, as he aspired to grow beyond the historical burdens so deeply embedded in it. All readers of Stevens will benefit from reading this book, and, in particular, anyone with an interest in what makes Stevens a distinctly American poet.

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Wallace Stevens and Francis Parkman: The American West and Beyond

Wallace Stevens and Francis Parkman: The American West and Beyond

by Michael George Ryan
Wallace Stevens and Francis Parkman: The American West and Beyond

Wallace Stevens and Francis Parkman: The American West and Beyond

by Michael George Ryan

Overview

Wallace Stevens and Francis Parkman: The American West and Beyond discovers a previously unacknowledged connection between the poet and the historian. Parkman in his historical narratives served as a source for a variety of poems by Stevens, including some of his more major efforts. Early on, Stevens responds in a playful way to Parkman; later on, Stevens becomes more serious and thoughtful, admitting to the more troubling aspects of Parkman’s narratives. With an understanding of how Parkman relates to these poems, the reader will more easily engage with the poet, and see how Stevens, in conjunction with Parkman, becomes a guiding light for acknowledging the cognitive dissonance that shadows the American experience.

Stevens was not always distant, not always a solipsistic poet. At least at times, he was deeply in touch with his world and deeply affected by it, as he aspired to grow beyond the historical burdens so deeply embedded in it. All readers of Stevens will benefit from reading this book, and, in particular, anyone with an interest in what makes Stevens a distinctly American poet.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781433199684
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date: 07/03/2023
Pages: 166
Product dimensions: 5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael George Ryan has studied at the University of Notre Dame and subsequently went to medical school at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Having discovered Wallace Stevens during undergraduate studies, Michael George Ryan further explored his works upon retirement contributing to this, his first book.

Table of Contents

Note on Citations – Preface and Acknowledgments – Introduction – Prospecting French Connections in Search of Wallace Stevens – Discovering a Religious Perspective – Realizing a Religious Perspective – Prospecting Yet Another French Connection – Prospecting Parkman on Another Day – Summing Up and Heading West – Heading Further West into Indian Territory – A Note on Stevens’ Library and Beyond – Going Beyond – Works Cited – Index of Poems and Works by Stevens – General Index.
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