Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The academia has traced the cultural roots of the poetics of Robert Bly, a leading figure of the American “Deep Image” school, to foreign sources, such as European Surrealism, psychological unconscious theories, European mysticism, and Chinese Daoist philosophy. However, an examination of Bly’s own poetics reveals his emphasis on nativist consciousness and solitude, highlighting intricate connections with transcendentalism—a cornerstone of American indigenous culture. This discovery will contribute to a deeper understanding of Bly's poetic spirit and its place within modern and contemporary American poetry.
Source: Verse Veison
DOI: 10.64699/25yjlx7008
Author: Xinyi Xiao
Institution: Guangzhou College of Technology and Business
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7127045596
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