Poems from Transport to Summer: “Two Tales of Liadoff” and “Analysis of a Theme”

[...]there are lexical and syntactical oddities we can think about—for instance, “oh beau caboose” and “The feeling of Liadoff.” [...]I guess, the synesthetic imagery as well, since it’s essentially about translating visual into sonic experience. [...]I think the end looks back to the beginning: “Th...

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Published in:	The Wallace Stevens journal 2019, Vol.43 (1), p.70-91
Main Authors:	Bacigalupo, Massimo, Malkin, Rachel, Altieri, Charles, Eeckhout, Bart, Goldfarb, Lisa, Han, Gül Bilge, Jean, Daniel, MacLeod, Glen, McLane, Maureen N, Ragg, Edward, Sharpe, Tony, Utard, Juliette
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Composers Imagery Literary translation Poetry Stevens, Wallace Stevens, Wallace (1879-1955) Synesthesia Syntactic analysis Theme
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Summary:	[...]there are lexical and syntactical oddities we can think about—for instance, “oh beau caboose” and “The feeling of Liadoff.” [...]I guess, the synesthetic imagery as well, since it’s essentially about translating visual into sonic experience. [...]I think the end looks back to the beginning: “The sounds that soon become a voluble speech— / Voluble but archaic and hard to hear” leans back, like music, to “Do you remember?” The coming together of town and composer occurs only in “the delicatest ear” described in “Of Modern Poetry” (CPP 219). If I could just say something about the three-legged giraffe? I was wondering if this might be a joke. Because a three-legged giraffe is not a physical impossibility: the poor giraffe could have lost a leg, as a result of which it cannot walk anymore and keeps falling over.
ISSN:	0148-7132 2160-0570 2160-0570