The Comic Dimension: A New Reading of William Carlos Williams' Long Poem "Paterson."
- Author / Editor
- Matthews, Kathleen Douglas.
The Comic Dimension: A New Reading of William Carlos Williams' Long Poem "Paterson."
- Published
- Ph.D. Dissertation. University of New Hampshire, 1982. Fully accessible via https://scholars.unh.edu/dissertation/1321 (accessed April 7, 2026).
- Physical Description
- vii, 448 pp.
- Description
- Explores aspects of Williams' development of his poetic identity, including the importance of Chaucer as a model, emphasizing the modern poet's knowledge of Chaucer and Chaucer criticism and his emulation in "Paterson" of Chaucer's comic techniques.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Chaucer's Influence