Cubism, Stieglitz, and the Early Poetry of William Carlos Williams

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Cubism, Stieglitz, and the Early Poetry of William Carlos Williams
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Bram Dijkstra
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127
Category/GenreArt and design styles - Cubism
Literary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780691013459
ClassificationsDewey:811.52
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 13 line drawings 17 halftones

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 21 July 1978
Publication Country United States

Description

Previous studies of William Carlos Williams have tended to look at the literary echoes in his verse. According to Bram Dijkstra, the new movements in the visual arts during the 1920s affected Williams' work as much, if not more than, the new writing of the period. Dijkstra aims to catch the excitement of this period of art and reveal the interactions between writers and painters, and show in particular the specific and general impact this world had on Williams' early writings.

Author Biography

Bram Dijkstra is Professor of American and Comparative Literature at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of numerous books, including Georgia O'Keeffe and the Eros of Place, Evil Sisters: The Threat of Female Sexuality and the Cult of Manhood, Defoe and Economics: The Fortune of Roxana in the History of Interpretation, and Idols of Perversity: Fantasies of Feminine Evil in Fin-de-Siecle Culture.

Reviews

"Dijkstra has demonstrated beyond any doubt that Williams was enormously influenced by experimentation in the visual arts and that he attempted to emulate the Stieglitz group in focusing on the object itself, delineating it as precisely as possible and letting it represent the moment of perception without intruding personal comment."--Comparative Literature