The Art of Reading PoetryFarrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1941 - 519 pages I do not believe that poetry is mysterious or esoteric. It is for all who can read, who can call words, who have rhythm enough, by nature, so that a jazz orchestra sets feet and hands in motion. Likewise, this invitation is to all. But it is, especially, invitation to those regretfully convinced that poetry is not for them, and to those who think they prefer the unequivocating directness of prose. It is invitation to labor, and after labor, entrance upon pleasure "not to be chang'd by place or time," the peculiar pleasure which poetry is. - Invitation to reading. |
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... important , but it is important to distinguish bad from good and to know what it is that makes the good good . Nothing should Paradiso , XXVIII , 16–21 . ' See " Virtue , " page 381 and " The Collar , " page 472 . be labeled poetry ...
... important , but it is important to distinguish bad from good and to know what it is that makes the good good . Nothing should Paradiso , XXVIII , 16–21 . ' See " Virtue , " page 381 and " The Collar , " page 472 . be labeled poetry ...
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... importance ? About the importance of the hero when he finally comes ? Is he truly heroic , one whom the people ought to ... important enough to be placed in a line to itself . What use is made of the eagles , trumpets , 408 THE ART OF ...
... importance ? About the importance of the hero when he finally comes ? Is he truly heroic , one whom the people ought to ... important enough to be placed in a line to itself . What use is made of the eagles , trumpets , 408 THE ART OF ...
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... important it may be . In a good poem , all the devices at the disposal of a skilled , experienced poet are as truly important as the thought which he chooses to express , and they must receive full share of attention and consideration ...
... important it may be . In a good poem , all the devices at the disposal of a skilled , experienced poet are as truly important as the thought which he chooses to express , and they must receive full share of attention and consideration ...
Contents
OUTLINE FOR A DEFENSE | 1 |
LIONS IN THE PATH | 23 |
THE READING AND THE READINGS OF THE POEM | 39 |
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