Credences of Summer (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Wallace Stevens
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Work: Meditation
- Genres: Poetry, Meditation
- Subjects: Nature, Art or artists, Poetry or poets, Singing or singers, Imagination, Life, philosophy of, Summer
The Poem
“Credences of Summer” is a blank-verse poem divided into ten sections, or cantos, of three five-line stanzas each. The title suggests a set of “truths” or declarations about this season; to Stevens summer was the epitome of the year’s natural fullness, and it is often associated in his poetry with the creative process. This process, as described in canto VII of the poem, is a three-stage or “thrice concentred” activity. “Credences of Summer” is arranged accordingly, with cantos I through III devoted to the moment of experience that the individual...
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