About the book
Figures of Time proposes radically new ideas about the very poetic ground of culture. Presenting unique close readings of six modern poets—Wallace Stevens, W. B. Yeats, H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), Ezra Pound, Langston Hughes, and T. S. Eliot—David Ben-Merre brings recent theoretical questions about the rhetoric of modernism and poetic figuration into current discussions in critical theory. He argues that poetic spaces, often disjunctions of sound and sense, disrupt our culturally inherited notions of time, reimagining with an often irrational and anachronistic backward glance what we take to be historical chronologies, psychological perceptions of time, and collective scripts about causality.
Editions of Figures of Time
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781438468334
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781438468327
- PDF
- ISBN 9781438468341
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Figures of Time proposes radically new ideas about the very poetic ground of culture. Presenting unique close readings of six modern poets—Wallace Stevens, W. B. Yeats, H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), Ezra Pound, Langston Hughes, and T. S. Eliot—David Ben-Merre brings recent theoretical questions about the rhetoric of modernism and poetic figuration into current discussions in critical theory. He argues that poetic spaces, often disjunctions of sound and sense, disrupt our culturally inherited notions of time, reimagining with an often irrational and anachronistic backward glance what we take to be historical chronologies, psychological perceptions of time, and collective scripts about causality.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Figures of Time about?
Figures of Time proposes radically new ideas about the very poetic ground of culture. Presenting unique close readings of six modern poets—Wallace Stevens, W. B. Yeats, H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), Ezra Pound, Langston Hughes, and T. S. Eliot—David Ben-Merre brings recent theoretical questions about the rhetoric of modernism and poetic figuration into current discussions in critical theory. He argues that poetic spaces, often disjunctions of sound and sense, disrupt our culturally inherited notions of time, reimagining with an often irrational and anachronistic backward glance what we take to be historical chronologies, psychological perceptions of time, and collective scripts about causality.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Figures of Time?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Poetry / Poems
Where can I read a sample of Figures of Time?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781438468334
How long is Figures of Time and how many pages does it have?
Figures of Time has 320 page(s)
Is Figures of Time part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series, Literature . . . in Theory
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Figures of Time?
David Ben-Merre
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Figures of Time is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781438468334) and paperback(ISBN 9781438468327) and pdf(ISBN 9781438468341)
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