{"product_id":"the-collected-poems-of-wallace-stevens-the-corrected-edition","title":"The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens: The Corrected Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is the relationship between imagination and reality? Wallace Stevens' \u003cem\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e presents the complete poetic works of one of America's greatest modernist poets—a philosopher-poet who explored how imagination creates meaning in a world without transcendent certainties. Stevens (1879-1955) lived a double life as a successful insurance executive and a major poet, writing verse that investigates the nature of reality, the power of imagination, the search for order and beauty, and the possibility of finding meaning through art in a secular age. His poetry combines philosophical depth with sensuous imagery, abstract meditation with vivid particulars, creating a unique voice that is both intellectually rigorous and aesthetically rich. Harold Bloom called him \"the best and most representative American poet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis complete collection includes all the poems Stevens wished to preserve: \u003cem\u003eHarmonium\u003c\/em\u003e (including \"Sunday Morning,\" \"The Snow Man,\" \"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird\"); \u003cem\u003eIdeas of Order\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Man with the Blue Guitar\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eParts of a World\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTransport to Summer\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Auroras of Autumn\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Rock\u003c\/em\u003e. Stevens' poetry explores how imagination shapes reality, how we create order and meaning through perception and language, and how beauty and art offer consolation in a world without religious certainty. His voice is meditative, playful, and profoundly philosophical, combining lush imagery with abstract thought, celebrating the physical world while exploring consciousness and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor contemplative readers, Stevens' poetry offers profound meditation on imagination, reality, and the search for meaning. His work asks: How do we create meaning in a secular world? What is the relationship between mind and world, imagination and reality? How does art console us and give life order? What is the nature of perception and consciousness? How do we find beauty and significance in ordinary experience? Stevens' verse becomes a companion for philosophical contemplation—exploring how imagination, perception, and language create the reality we inhabit and the meanings we live by.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nStevens' complete collected poems (1879-1955)\u003cbr\u003e\nFamous works: \"Sunday Morning,\" \"The Snow Man,\" \"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird\"\u003cbr\u003e\nPoetry exploring imagination, reality, and the creation of meaning\u003cbr\u003e\nPhilosophical meditations on art, beauty, and consciousness\u003cbr\u003e\nContemplative insights into perception, order, and secular transcendence\u003cbr\u003e\nAmerica's greatest philosophical poet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWallace Stevens (1879-1955) was born in Pennsylvania and spent his career as an insurance executive in Hartford, Connecticut, while simultaneously creating one of the twentieth century's most important bodies of poetry. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1955. Stevens' dual life as businessman and poet gave him a unique perspective on imagination's role in ordinary life. This corrected edition, edited by Stevens scholars John N. Serio and Christopher Beyers, presents the definitive text of all the poems Stevens intended to preserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Readers of modernist poetry and American literature, students of Wallace Stevens and philosophical poetry, contemplative readers exploring imagination and reality, those interested in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, anyone drawn to intellectually demanding and beautifully crafted poetry, readers of secular spirituality and meaning-making, students of 20th-century American poetry and modernist thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback edition. Stevens' complete collected poems—offering contemplative wisdom on imagination, reality, and the creation of meaning through the voice of America's greatest philosophical poet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace Stevens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46587090272387,"sku":"BS-3QC-911686","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/1583\/7571\/files\/9781101911686-HD.jpg?v=1770999932","url":"https:\/\/www.merceliarose.com\/products\/the-collected-poems-of-wallace-stevens-the-corrected-edition","provider":"Mercelia Rose","version":"1.0","type":"link"}