{"product_id":"the-poetics-of-transition-9780822322962","title":"The Poetics of Transition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines the connection between American pragmatism and literary modernism by focusing on the concept of transition as a theme common to both movements. This book illuminates the poetic imperatives of pragmatism by tracing the ways in which Henry James, Gertrude Stein, and Wallace Stevens capture the moment of transition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lucid and solidly argued, \u003ci\u003eThe Poetics of Transition\u003c\/i\u003e will immediately be recognized as an essential and instructive contribution to the now thriving study of pragmatism, especially in its relation to the uses of language in American poetry and fiction.”—Richard Poirier, author of \u003ci\u003ePoetry and Pragmatism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003eLife, Transition, the Energizing Spirit \u003cbr\u003e Chapter One \u003cbr\u003eDiving Overflowings: Emerson's Pragmatic Idealism \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two\u003cbr\u003eWilliam James and the Metaphorics of Transition \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three\u003cbr\u003eThe Aesthetics of Pragmatism \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four\u003cbr\u003eSantaana, Dewey and the Politics of Transition \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five\u003cbr\u003eHenry James and the Drama of Transition \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six\u003cbr\u003eGertrude Stein and the Movement of Words \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Seven\u003cbr\u003eWallace Stevens and the Pragmatist Imagination \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406022713687,"sku":"9780822322962","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822322962.jpg?v=1730494276","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-poetics-of-transition-9780822322962","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}