William Carlos Williams and the diagnostics of culture /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Brian A. Bremen.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1993.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (x, 231 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-227) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Finding the Poetry Hidden in the Prose; 2 The Language of Flowers; 3 Modern Medicine; 4 Attitudes Toward History; 5 The Radiant Gist; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Bremen's study examines the development of William Carlos Williams's poetics, focusing in particular on Williams's ongoing fascination with the effects of poetry and prose, and his life-long friendship with Kenneth Burke. Using a framework based on Burke's and Williams's theoretical writings and correspondence, as well as on the work of contemporary cultural critics, Bremen looks closely at how Williams's poetic strategies are intimately tied to his medical practice, incorporating a form of methodological empiricism that extends his diagnoses beyond the individual to include both language and.
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Title
William Carlos Williams and the diagnostics of culture.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Williams, William Carlos,1883-1963-- Criticism and interpretation.