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To a large extent, the problems of poets are the problems of painters, and poets must often turn to the literature of painting for a discussion of their own problems.

To a large extent, the problems of poets are the problems of painters, and poets must often turn to the literature of painting for a discussion of their own problems.

Wallace Stevens
Literature, Painting, Problem
"Opus Posthumou". Book by Wallace Stevens, 1955.

As life grows more terrible, its literature grows more terrible.

Wallace Stevens
Literature, Terrible, Grows
Wallace Stevens (2011). “Opus Posthumous: Poems, Plays, Prose”, p.241, Vintage

How has the human spirit ever survived the terrific literature with which it has had to contend?

Wallace Stevens
Literature, Spirit, Humans
Wallace Stevens (2011). “Opus Posthumous: Poems, Plays, Prose”, p.249, Vintage

Nothing could be more inappropriate to American literature than its English source since the Americans are not British in sensibility.

Wallace Stevens
Literature, Inappropriate, Source
Wallace Stevens (2011). “Opus Posthumous: Poems, Plays, Prose”, p.256, Vintage

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