(Wallace) Stevens turns to the idea of the weather precisely as the religious man turns to the idea of God.

Harold Bloom
(Wallace) Stevens turns to the idea of the weather precisely...
(Wallace) Stevens turns to the idea of the weather precisely...
(Wallace) Stevens turns to the idea of the weather precisely...
(Wallace) Stevens turns to the idea of the weather precisely...
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The idea of God is a central concept in the religious field. It involves both mystery and expectation as well as a belief in all-knowing, all-powerful and all-loving God. The weather is something that we can observe and it is something we really don’t know or understand. However, it is something we can still make observations about and by doing so we can come to an understanding of how it works and what affects it. In this quote, Wallace Stevens turns to the idea of the weather precisely as the religious man turns to the idea of God.

Source: Wallace Stevens: The Poems Of Our Climate

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