Title: Invisible listeners
First published: 2005
Description: When a poet addresses a living person, we recognise the intimacy being evoked, but what causes a poet to invoke invisible listeners? Helen Vendler explores this area of poetry, focusing on the works of George Herbert, Walt Whitman and John Ashbery.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Authors and readers, History and criticism, Intimacy (Psychology) in literature, God in literature, American poetry, Lyric poetry, Reader-response criticism, American poetry, history and criticism, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Gods in literature, American poetry, history and criticism, 19th century, American poetry, history and criticism, 20th century, Criticism and interpretationwhitman, walt , 1819-1892, Criticism and interpretationherbert, george , 1593-1633, Criticism and interpretationashbery, john , 1927-2017, American poetry--history and criticism, Lyric poetry--history and criticism, Authors and readers--united states, Authors and readers--england, Ps310.i57 v46 2005, 811/.0409, Poetry, history and criticism, American poetry, history and criticism, Ashbery, john, 1927-2017, Herbert, george, 1593-1633, Whitman, walt, 1819-1892, Psychology in literature
Places: United States, England
People: George Herbert (1593-1633), Walt Whitman (1819-1892), John Ashbery
LC classification: PS310.I57 V46 2005