Modernist Poetry and the Limitations of Materialist Theory: The Importance of Constructivist Values - Recencies Series: Research and Recovery in Twentieth-Century American Poetics

Dissects the benefits and limitations of Materialist theory for works of art. Charles Altieri argues that while Materialist theory can intensify our awareness of how art can foreground sensual dimensions of experience, it does not serve as an adequate description of much of what we experience as mental activity - especially in the domain of art.