Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents IX
3. Foreword XI
4. Acknowledgments XXI
5. Abbreviations XXIII
6. Prolegomenon: The Mirror Staged 1
7. 1. The Meaning of Meaninglessness 15
8. 2. The Early Work 35
9. 3. The Period of Collage: The Tennis Court Oath 53
10. 4. The Poetry of Parody: Rivers and Mountains 81
11. 5. “The Skaters”: An Analysis 93
12. 6. Meditations on Probability: Three Poems 133
13. Conclusion 175
14. Biographical Note 177
15. Notes 179
16. Selected Bibliography 183
17. Index 185