Prose Keys to Modern PoetryKarl Shapiro Row, Peterson, 1962 - 260 pages |
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... Poetic Principle The Poe aesthetic has had far - reaching consequences in the twentieth century . It is quite probable , for instance , that the mod- ern prejudice against the " long poem " may be traced to Poe's criticism of the great ...
... Poetic Principle The Poe aesthetic has had far - reaching consequences in the twentieth century . It is quite probable , for instance , that the mod- ern prejudice against the " long poem " may be traced to Poe's criticism of the great ...
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... poem . I hold that a long poem does not exist . I maintain that the phrase , " a long poem , " is simply a flat contradiction in terms . I need scarcely observe that a poem deserves its title only inasmuch as it excites , by elevating ...
... poem . I hold that a long poem does not exist . I maintain that the phrase , " a long poem , " is simply a flat contradiction in terms . I need scarcely observe that a poem deserves its title only inasmuch as it excites , by elevating ...
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... poem simply for the poem's sake , and to acknowledge such to have been our design , would be to confess ourselves radically wanting in the true Poetic dignity and force : --but the simple fact is , that , would we but permit ourselves ...
... poem simply for the poem's sake , and to acknowledge such to have been our design , would be to confess ourselves radically wanting in the true Poetic dignity and force : --but the simple fact is , that , would we but permit ourselves ...
Contents
The Formation of Classical Doctrine | 3 |
The Poetic Principle | 13 |
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE | 31 |
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