| James Merrill's Poetic Quest Contributor(s): Adams, Don (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313302502 ISBN-13: 9780313302503 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1997 Annotation: Relatively little critical attention has been directed towards the explication of James Merrill's difficult poems, much less towards the understanding of his densely-layered symbolism. This is the first comprehensive study to look at Merrill's difficult symbolic system and to provide a close reading of Merrill's epic poem The Changing Light at Sandover. Adams reads Merrill's poetry through various lenses, primarily those of Freudian psychology and of the Jungian archetypal system. His approach allows the reader to view individual works as part of the larger picture of Merrill's quest to save his life through his art. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Poetry | American - General - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 96035022 |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Series: Contributions to the Study of World Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Relatively little critical attention has been directed towards the explication of James Merrill's difficult poems, much less towards the understanding of his densely-layered symbolism. This is the first comprehensive study to look at Merrill's difficult symbolic system and to provide a close reading of Merrill's epic poem The Changing Light at Sandover. Adams reads Merrill's poetry through various lenses, primarily those of Freudian psychology and of the Jungian archetypal system. His approach allows the reader to view individual works as part of the larger picture of Merrill's quest to save his life through his art. |