William Carlos Williams and Alterity: The Early Poetry

by Barry Ahearn

Book Overview

Many critics have noticed the paradoxes and contradictions in the work of William Carlos Williams but few have analyzed them in detail. Professor Ahearn argues that Williams criticism has not gone far enough in recognizing the uses Williams saw for contradiction. He contends that Williams began to acquire his own voice as a poet when he recognized that he could be a vehicle for contending voices. His reading departs from previous examinations of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521062101
• ISBN13: 9780521062107
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"