Homage to Paul Cézanne (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Wright
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: Meditation
- Genres: Poetry
The Poem
Charles Wright’s “Homage to Paul Cézanne” consists of eight unnumbered sections of sixteen lines each that examine the nature of the relationship between the living and the dead. “Homage to Paul Cézanne” opens Charles Wright’s fifth volume of poems, The Southern Cross, which inaugurates a departure in both technique and outlook from his earlier volumes. It stands on the threshold of the poet’s mature style, and, as the poet himself acknowledged, “Homage to Paul Cézanne” holds a special place in his entire work.
The poem begins by...
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