“Neither knowing nor not knowing”: Existential Anxiety and Ecological Certainty in the Poetry of W.S. Merwin

This paper argues that Merwin’s poetry is constantly aware of the dangers caused by mankind’s impact on the environment, which has the effect of separating humanity from the natural world. In this situation Merwin is certain of the rights of animals and oppressed peoples, yet his poetic voice is les...

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Autore principale:	Vernon, Peter
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	Association française d'Etudes Américaines (AFEA) 2024
Soggetti:	absence nature poetics W.S. Merwin alienation animal imagery apophatic elegy loss uncertainty poétique aliénation imagerie animale apophatique élégie perte incertitude
Accesso online:	https://doi.org/10.4000/134gp https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13089/134gp https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/23894
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