William Carlos Williams and the diagnostics of culture /

Bremen's study examines the development of William Carlos Williams's poetics, focusing in particular on Williams's ongoing fascination with the effects of poetry and prose, and his life-long friendship with Kenneth Burke. Using a framework based on Burke's and Williams's the...

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Main Author: Bremen, Brian A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
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Summary:Bremen's study examines the development of William Carlos Williams's poetics, focusing in particular on Williams's ongoing fascination with the effects of poetry and prose, and his life-long friendship with Kenneth Burke. Using a framework based on Burke's and Williams's theoretical writings and correspondence, as well as on the work of contemporary cultural critics, Bremen looks closely at how Williams's poetic strategies are intimately tied to his medical practice, incorporating a form of methodological empiricism that extends his diagnoses beyond the individual to include both language and.
Item Description:EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 231 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-227) and index.
ISBN:1423734750
9781423734758
1602566151
9781602566156
9780195072266
019507226X