Sincerely Yours, Wallace Stevens

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Wallace Stevens is regarded as one of the great American poets, yet he was also an inimitable letter writer. Leading international experts make the first concerted effort to study Stevens' letters as a major part of the poet's literary heritage.

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  • Sep 30, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 41m AVG DURATION
  • 15 EPISODES


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Reading and Listening to Stevens's Letters: The Delicatest Ear of the Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 46:25


Lisa Goldfarb, professor of philosophy at the Gallatin School at New York University, presents on the importance of reading Wallace Stevens's letters.

Sincerely Yours, Wallace Stevens: Opening Remarks with Bart Eeckhout and Lisa Goldfarb

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 18:15


Bart Eeckhout, professor of history at the University of Antwerp, and Lisa Goldfarb, professor of philosophy at New York University, presents opening remarks for the "Sincerely Yours, Wallace Stevens" conference.

Sincerely Yours, Wallace Stevens: Welcome from Steve Hindle

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 5:43


Steve Hindle, W.M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at The Huntington, presents an opening welcome for the "Sincerely Yours, Wallace Stevens" conference.

Stevens and the Publishers: What the Huntington Correspondence Reveals

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 46:01


Edward Ragg, independent researcher and editor for "The Wallace Stevens Journal," presents on Wallace Steven's epistolary relationship with publishers and small presses he worked with during his career.

Selling Lemonade to a Crowd of Drunks

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 40:45


Lisa M. Steinman, Kenan Professor of English and Humanities at Reed College, presents on Wallace Steven's attitudes toward commercialism and commodity culture in the arts.

Somebody Puts a Manifesto Together: The Submerged Adagia

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 45:57


Bart Eeckhout, professor of history at the University of Antwerp, presents on the aphoristic features of Wallace Stevens's poems and letters taken from his fascination with Greek proverbs.

The Formulation of Stevens's Poetics in the Late Letters

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 59:49


Marjorie Perloff, professor emeritus of English at Stanford University, presents on the effect of Wallace Steven's later years on his poetry.

Aesthetics, Poetry, Art, or Blondes: Why Stevens's Letters Don't Theorize Rhythm

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 40:57


Natalie Gerber, professor of English at the State University of New York at Fredonia, presents on Wallace Stevens and other contemporary poets' "investments of belief" in sound.

Changing Notions of the Real in Stevens's Letters

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 36:01


Charles Altieri, Rachael Anderson Stageberg Endowed Chair of English at the University of California, Berkeley, presents on how Wallace Steven's popularity affected his letter-writing later in his career.

Life Is an Affair of Places

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 48:39


Bonnie Costello, Professor Emeritus of English at Boston University, presents on Wallace Steven's worldview of place and setting and its influence on his poetic work through the lens of his letters.

Stevens's Correspondence: How the World Found the Poem

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 48:56


George S. Lensing, Mann Family Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presents on the influence of Wallace Steven's desire for international travel on his poetic work.

The Best of All My Correspondents: Stevens and Thomas McGreevy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 35:28


Lee M. Jenkins, professor of English at the University College of Cork, presents on the relationship between Wallace Stevens and Thomas McGreevy.

A Paternal Interest in Bears: The Stevens Family Christmas of 1935

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 33:19


Milton J. Bates, professor emeritus of English at Marquette University, presents on a small turn of phrase used by Wallace Stevens in his correspondence and what it says about his family relations.

The Other Side of Letters

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 52:02


Al Filreis, Kelly Family Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, presents on how Wallace Steven's letters help understand the context of his poetic works.

Epistolary Stevens: Transitions and Transactions in the Letters

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 57:01


Juliette Utard, associate professor of American literature at the University of Paris-Sorbonne, presents about the literary value of Wallace Steven's letters compared to his artistic works.

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