Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Lineage and Language: Stevens' Religious Heritage 9
7. 2. The Deaf-Mute Church and the Chapel of Breath 45
8. 3. A Mystical Theology: Stevens' Poetic Trinity 82
9. 4. How to Live, What to Do 136
10. Selected Bibliography 189
11. Index 197
12. Princeton Essays in Literature 205
13. Backmatter 206