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On the Nature of Poetry
An Appraisal and Investigation of the Art Which for 4000 Years Has Distilled the Spoken Thoughts of Mankind
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On the Nature of Poetry
An Appraisal and Investigation of the Art Which for 4000 Years Has Distilled the Spoken Thoughts of Mankind
About this book
The entire history of Western poetry is surveyed in thisstudy, fromthe ancient world, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the modern period. Two hundred poems extracts are included, and 10 poets are covered in depth, with critical appraisals of their lives and work. Problems oftranslation inpoetry are carefully considered, and the book provides a working definition ofpoetry, calling it aform of expression human beingsturn towhen they need to say something important in a memorable way.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgementds
- Author’s Preface
- Introduction
- 1 THE ANCIENT WORLD
- 2 THE GREEKS
- 3 THE ROMANS
- 4 POETRY IN THE SHADOWS
- 5 HUMANISM AND SPIRITUALITY
- 6 THE RENAISSANCE ENTERS ENGLAND
- 7 METAPHYSICAL POETRY
- 8 IDEALS AND DREAMS
- 9 A FRESH LYRICISM
- 10 NEW APPROACHES
- 11 DIFFERENCES WITHIN UNIVERSALITY
- 12 SUBSTANCE AND FORM
- 13 POETRY'S FIGURATIVE ELEMENT
- 14 THE POET AND HIS FACULTIES
- 15 CREATIVITY
- 16 THE NATURE OF POETRY
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index of Poets
- General Index