Troubles with Reality and Order through the Imagination in a World of Disbelief and Disorder: Wallace Stevens and Supreme Fiction

Amal Mohan M. S.; Prof. A. Khaleel Rahuman

doi:10.34257/GJHSSGVOL20IS11PG15

Troubles with Reality and Order through the Imagination in a World of Disbelief and Disorder: Wallace Stevens and Supreme Fiction

Amal Mohan M. S. * §

Contact

Prof. A. Khaleel Rahuman

Contact

§ Noorul Islam Centre for HIgher Education

Troubles with Reality and Order through the Imagination in a World of Disbelief and Disorder: Wallace Stevens and Supreme Fiction

Article Fingerprint

ReserarchID

TX409

DOI
10.34257/GJHSSGVOL20IS11PG15

Troubles with Reality and Order through the Imagination in a World of Disbelief and Disorder: Wallace Stevens and Supreme Fiction Banner

AI TAKEAWAY

Connecting with the Eternal Ground

Abstract

The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing.” -Sigmund Freud There have been a lot of writers throughout history who praised or criticized the world’s beauty and ways. They all had their ideas and advice for humanity. But America’s most celebrated twentiethcentury poet Wallace Stevens did not just rain down his ideas in his writings but took them as his motto for life. And he called the sum of his ideas ‘Supreme Fiction’. This Supreme Fiction, according to Stevens, is a supreme level of poetry that cleanses the mind and soul of its readers and reduces the hardships they have to face in real life. In other words, Supreme Fiction is Stevens’ replacement for the idea of God. Deeply influenced by the Nietzschean idea of the ‘Death of God’, Stevens wants to create a replacement for God for people to find comfort in a world of disbelief and disorder in the twentieth century.

References

15 Cites in Article

Reference Format

(2023). IV.: Citing Primary Sources.
W Stevens (1965). The Necessary Angel: Essays on Reality and the Imagination (Unabridged Edition).
W Stevens,F Kermode,J Richardson (1997). Wallace Stevens: Collected Poetry and Prose (Library of America).
(1996). Letters of Wallace Stevens.
M Arnold (1896). Essays in Criticism: The Study of Poetry; John Keats.
G Brazeal (2007). The Supreme Fiction: Fiction or Fact?.
Milton Bates (1979). Major Man and Overman: Wallace Stevens' Use of Nietzsche.
H Bloom (1997). The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry.
B Leggett (1992). Early Stevens: The Nietzschean Intertext.
L Nichols (1997). Mr. Stevens Inquires about Her Poetic Interests.
J Miller,Hillis (1969). Wallace Stevens.
B Maeder (2010). III. Index of Stevens' manuscript and fugitive poems used in this study.
Helen Vendler (1984). Wallace Stevens: Words Chosen Out of Desire.
Wallace Stevens (2020). 11. Notes toward a Supreme Fiction.
(1988). 11. Notes toward a Supreme Fiction.

Download References

Funding

No external funding was declared for this work.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Ethical Approval

No ethics committee approval was required for this article type.

Data Availability

Not applicable for this article.

How to Cite This Article

Amal Mohan M. S., Prof. A. Khaleel Rahuman. 2020. "Troubles with Reality and Order through the Imagination in a World of Disbelief and Disorder: Wallace Stevens and Supreme Fiction". Global Journal of Human-Social Science - G: Linguistics & Education GJHSS-G Volume 20 (GJHSS Volume 20 Issue G11).

More Citation Formats

Select Citation Style:

Download Citation

GJHSS Volume 20 Issue G11

Explore Journals Explore Volume Read This Issue

Journal Specifications

Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

Print ISSN 0975-587X

e-ISSN 2249-460X

Keywords

Not Found

Classification

GJHSS-G Classification FOR Code: 190499

Submission ReceivedDecember 10, 2019
Peer Review Double Blind
Handling Editor
Accepted January 5, 2020
Published January 15, 2020

Version of record

v1.2

Issue date

November 18, 2020

Language

English

Experiance in AR

Explore published articles in an immersive Augmented Reality environment. Our platform converts research papers into interactive 3D books, allowing readers to view and interact with content using AR and VR compatible devices.

View in VR

Read in 3D

Your published article is automatically converted into a realistic 3D book. Flip through pages and read research papers in a more engaging and interactive format.

View in 3D

Article Matrices

Total Views: 1.1K

Total Downloads: 49

All Trends