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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1985
Description
William Hogarth in The Analysis of Beauty, first published in
1753, names the pineapple as the almost perfect form. It combines
the oval and the cone and, further, is ornamented to achieve a
balance between variety and simplicity. Wallace Stevens, always
concerned with forms and the metaphors they engender, uses the
pineapple as subject of a major poem, "Someone Puts a Pineapple
Together," and elsewhere in his work it appears as a forceful
image. Hogarth recommends that the artist study his subject from
within the form, to achieve a fuller realization of its exterior,
a technique often practiced by Stevens, whose thinking may
proceed from the center of a given form--or idea--to the outside.
Hogarth's stated belief that variety is essential to beauty finds
confirmation in the poetry of Stevens, who is known for the
diversity of his vision.
1753, names the pineapple as the almost perfect form. It combines
the oval and the cone and, further, is ornamented to achieve a
balance between variety and simplicity. Wallace Stevens, always
concerned with forms and the metaphors they engender, uses the
pineapple as subject of a major poem, "Someone Puts a Pineapple
Together," and elsewhere in his work it appears as a forceful
image. Hogarth recommends that the artist study his subject from
within the form, to achieve a fuller realization of its exterior,
a technique often practiced by Stevens, whose thinking may
proceed from the center of a given form--or idea--to the outside.
Hogarth's stated belief that variety is essential to beauty finds
confirmation in the poetry of Stevens, who is known for the
diversity of his vision.
Language
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Extent
68 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
14236
Additional Information
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1985.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1985
Date Text
1985
Date Issued (EDTF)
1985
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FAU
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FADT14236
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monographic
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
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SURBAUGH, PHYLLIS WHITEHEAD.
Graduate College
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68 p.
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WALLACE STEVENS AND THE ESTHETICS OF WILLIAM HOGARTH
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Origin Information
1985
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
WALLACE STEVENS AND THE ESTHETICS OF WILLIAM HOGARTH
Other Title Info
WALLACE STEVENS AND THE ESTHETICS OF WILLIAM HOGARTH