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"There Ought to Be a Law": The Unruly Comedy of The Dream Songs.

The article offers criticism of the book "The Dream Songs" by John Berryman. It outlines the authorship and completion of the novel. The author discusses the reception of Berryman in his most anthologist poems. The depiction of the engagement of the novel's critics in the territorial marking on his...

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Published in:Modern Philology Vol. 114; no. 2; pp. 411 - 433
Main Author: McRae, Calista
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: University of Chicago Press Nov2016
Subjects:
Dream Songs, The (Poem : Berryman)
Berryman, John, 1914-1972
Literary characters
Themes in literature
Modern philology
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article offers criticism of the book "The Dream Songs" by John Berryman. It outlines the authorship and completion of the novel. The author discusses the reception of Berryman in his most anthologist poems. The depiction of the engagement of the novel's critics in the territorial marking on his poems as depicted by its characters is noted.