Long unavailable, now in paperback for the first time, these are the brilliant, subtle, illuminating letters of one of the great poets of the 20th century. Stevens' famous criterion for poetry--"It should give pleasure"--informed his epistolary aesthetic as well; these letters stimulate one's appetite for poetry as they valorize the imagination and the senses. 22 photos.
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Long unavailable, now in paperback for the first time, these are the brilliant, subtle, illuminating letters of one of the great poets of the 20th century. Stevens' famous criterion for poetry--"It should give pleasure"--informed his epistolary aesthetic as well; these letters stimulate one's appetite for poetry as they valorize the imagination and the senses. 22 photos.
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Add this copy of Letters of Wallace Stevens to cart. $75.01, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by University of California Press.
Add this copy of Letters of Wallace Stevens to cart. $89.34, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by University of California Press.
I bought the hard cover first edition of this to add to my Wallace Stevens collection. The letters to his wife before they were married are most endearing.
