Foreword by Professor Geoff Ward, University of Dundee
“This is the most useful and fascinating reassessment of Stevens to have emerged for some years.” Irish Journal of American Studies
“A lively, highly intelligent approach… a challenging reminder that Stevens’s idiosyncratic approach to poetry, his particular poetic gift, and his exposure to various artists and artistic philosophies in the early 20th century, set him apart from the best of his contemporaries. Strongly recommended.” Choice
This revisionary study of Wallace Stevens queries the dominant interpretations of the poet’s career. It redirects the reader’s attention to the neglected achievement of Stevens’ first book, Harmonium (1923), and examines the pluralism of these early poems in the context of current critical revaluations of modernisms.
