Date of Award
2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in English
Department
English
First Advisor
Karem, Fredrick
Subject Headings
American Literature
Abstract
Wallace Stevens presents a creative space in his poems, opening the role of the reader and inviting active participation. This defies ready interpretation and instead encourages creative reading and interpretive freedom. Wallace Stevens chooses to write from a removed space that allows him to invite the reader in as the original observer. Stevens directly observes and his words, through his stance, create a level of active involvement for the reader. This highlights a focus on nature, nostalgia, removal and his place in between reverie and action. This position builds the body of his poems through much more than simple imagery.
Recommended Citation
Cannavino, Lauren, "The Creation of Space for Engaged Reading and Creative Interpretation in the Collected Works of Wallace Stevens" (2017). ETD Archive. 1010.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/etdarchive/1010
