'To Measure is All We Know': William Carlos Williams and the Science of Measurement

Critics have routinely voiced their frustrations with William Carlos Williams's term 'measure'. But from the late 1930s onwards, he compared his idea of 'measure' to the science of measurement. This article suggests, firstly, that to fully appreciate Williams's measure,...

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Published in:Modernism/modernity (Baltimore, Md.) Md.), 2023-09, Vol.30 (3), p.473-493
Main Author: Gelder, Christian R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
American literature
Epistemology
Hegemony
Literary criticism
Modernity
Poetics
Poetry
Rhythm
Science
Williams, William Carlos (1883-1963)
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