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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art ›› 2014, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4): 191-195.

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A Study on the Multi-Dimensional Space in Frank O'Hara's Urban Poetics 

Wang Xiaoling, Zheng Mingyuan   

  1. the Graduate School, Shanghai International Studies University (Shanghai 200083, China); the Institute of Comparative Literature and World Literature, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (Zhengzhou 450046, China)
  • Online:2014-07-25 Published:2014-08-28
  • About author:Wang Xiaoling is a professor and the dean of the Graduate School, Shanghai International Studies University (Shanghai 200083, China), with research interests in English language and literature. Zheng Mingyuan, Ph.D., is a lecturer and the deputy director of the Institute of Comparative Literature and World Literature, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (Zhengzhou 450046, China), with research interests in Western literary theory.

Abstract: As a leading poet in the New York School, Frank O'Hara's urban poetics stands out for the multi-dimensional space in his poems. This feature is particularly manifested in the visual space, auditory space, and the psychological space in his poems about city, which embodies the blending of urban poetics and space theory. A study on multi-dimensional space in Frank O’Hara’s poetry helps to explore the natural isomorphism of urban poetics in a metaphoric way.

Key words: Frank O’Hara, urban poetics, visual space, auditory space, psychological space