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Rosu (English, Rutgers U.) focuses on the use of sound patterns employed by American poet Wallace Stevens, demonstrating that his experimentation with sound is not only essential to his poetics but also linked to the pragmatist ideas that informed his thinking about language. She argues that formal aspects of poetry are deeply ingrained in cultural realities, and explores the dynamic through which meaning emerges in language patterns, or images of sound. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Wallace Stevens dedicated his poetry to challenging traditional notions about reality, truth, knowledge, and the role of language as a means of representation. Rosu demonstrates that Steven's experimentation with sound is not only essential to his poetics but also profoundly linked to the pragmatist ideas that informed his way of thinking about language.

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