Things Merely Are: Philosophy in the Poetry of Wallace Stevens

by Simon Critchley

This book is an invitation to read poetry. Simon Critchley argues that poetry enlarges life with a range of observation, power of expression and attention to language that eclipses any other medium. In a rich engagement with the poetry of Wallace Stevens, Critchley reveals that poetry also contains deep and important philosophical insight. Above all, he agues for a 'poetic epistemology' that enables us to think afresh the philosophical problem of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415356318
• ISBN13: 9780415356312
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 7.8"