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The House was Quiet and the World was Calm
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Wallace Stevens's "The House was Quiet and the World was Calm" is a short poem that beautifully captures the experience of reading.
It evokes a state of relaxed lucidity and meditative concentration, where the reader becomes absorbed in the book's world.
The poem's imagery and language create a sense of tranquility and profound engagement with the text.
It's a celebration of the power of reading to transport and transform the reader.
The poem's concise yet evocative style is characteristic of Stevens's work, which often explores the relationship between art, reality, and the human mind.
It evokes a state of relaxed lucidity and meditative concentration, where the reader becomes absorbed in the book's world.
The poem's imagery and language create a sense of tranquility and profound engagement with the text.
It's a celebration of the power of reading to transport and transform the reader.
The poem's concise yet evocative style is characteristic of Stevens's work, which often explores the relationship between art, reality, and the human mind.
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Mentioned by Alastair Benn in the introduction, referencing Wallace Steven's work on the pleasure of reading.
The dawn of the post-literate society
