Hollander, John,

The substance of shadow : a darkening trope in poetic history / John Hollander ; edited by Kenneth Gross. - Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 170 pages) - The 1999 Clark Lectures, Trinity College, University of Cambridge .

"This volume originates in the four unpublished Clark Lectures that Hollander delivered in 1999 at Trinity College, Cambridge. These lectures were planned to provide the core of a long-meditated book, though he never completed his revisions for this before he died in 2013"--Preface.

Includes bibliographies and index.

A lecture upon the shadow -- Shadows and shades -- Shadowes light -- A shadow different from either -- Fragments of shadow : manuscript extracts.



9780226354309


Shades and shadows in literature.
English poetry--History and criticism.
American poetry--History and criticism.


Electronic Books.

PR508 / .S837 2016