Abstract

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As a symbol of combination of nature and culture, "Tea" has also infused dual sides of Wallace Stevens: a connoisseur who was intrigued by tea in his private life and a poet whose poetic practice unveils orientalist aesthetics and philosophy. It is noteworthy that there are two poems involving tea as the central object in Harmonium, which seems at odds that "tea" has thus far escaped due attention from critics. In light of elaborating "Tea" and "Tea at the Palaz of Hoon" from the perspective of deconstructionism, this research focuses on the formation and expression of his orientalist aesthetic in the two early poetic lyrics under Stevens' appreciation of tea.