The Whole Harmonium: The Life of Wallace Stevens

by Paul Mariani

Book Overview

A perceptive, enlightening biography of one the most important American poets of the twentieth century--Wallace Stevens--as seen through his lifelong quest to find and describe the sublime in the human experience. Wallace Stevens lived a richly imaginative life that found expression in his poetry. His philosophical questioning, spiritual depth, and brilliantly inventive use of language would be profound influences on poets as diverse as William Carlos...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451624379
• ISBN13: 9781451624373
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"