Another City

The dissertation is divided into two sections: an essay titled "Stevens' Ontology: Struggles of the Mind" and a book manuscript titled Another City."Stevens' Ontology: Struggles of the Mind" presents an examination of the ontological vision Wallace Stevens presents in his poem "Sunday Morning" and then considers problems this vision encounters in subsequent poems. Among the issues Stevens struggles with are the demands of his ego upon his imagination to elevate himself to the status of a deity, the pressures of personal grief and social unrest upon Stevens' desire to remain a detached observer, and Stevens' inability to produce a vision liberated from Christian rhetoric.Another City is a collection of poetry that explores family trauma and the role of the imagination as an alternative to grim reality.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English (Arts and Sciences)

Grantor dc:publisher

Ohio University

Year dc:date

2013

Author dc:creator

• Coughlin, Steven

Contributors dc:contributor

• Halliday, Mark

• American Literature
• Poems
• Wallace Stevens
• Sunday Morning
• Ontology

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
• This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1363951384

OAI identifier oai:identifier

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