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THE TRANSCENDENTAL REALISM OF AMERICAN VERSE DRAMA
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The Journal of American Drama and Theatre
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April 1, 2005
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Copyright informationCopyright Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Spring 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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". . . in an age in which disbelief is so profoundly prevalent . . . poetry and painting, and the arts in general are . . . a compensation for what has been lost. Men feel that imagination is the next greatest power to faith: the reigning prince."
-Wallace Stevens1
Although Stevens's 1951 essay "The Relations between Painting and Poetry" concentrates primarily on painting, his insights might also usefully apply to poetry and drama, particularly the odd hybrid of modern verse or poetic drama. Described both as a revolt against realism and as an "invisible" dramatic form, American verse drama conforms to neither the conventions of realism nor the anti-realist stance of the avantgarde. ...
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