Style is not something applied. It is something inherent, something that permeates.

Wallace Stevens

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Topic

Style

Speaker

Wallace Stevens

Source

Two or Three Ideas

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Stevens, Wallace. "Two or Three Ideas." 28 Apr. 1951, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA. Speech.

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Author

Sylvia Plath
Medium
Personal journal
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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