A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Wallace Stevens including a brief commentary on a number of Stevens' works, which explore his philosophies on reality and imagination.

As an author of the early twentieth-century, Stevens considered his work as continuing the ideas American realization introduced by Emerson and Whitman. Moreover, Stevens' poetry is structured around literary devices like iambic pentameter, blank verse, and abundant symbolism. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Stevens' classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains:

- Introductions to the Author and the Work
- Character Summaries
- Plot Guides
- Section and Chapter Overviews
- Test Essay and Study Q&As

The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including
essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.