Plato to Alexander Pope: Backgrounds of Modern CriticismWalter Sutton, Vivian Sutton Odyssey Press, 1966 - 243 pages |
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... expression of a reality underlying the forms of nature that provide the imperfect medium of the poet's symbolic expression . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] INTRODUCTION philosophers " the most poetical " Introduction.
... expression of a reality underlying the forms of nature that provide the imperfect medium of the poet's symbolic expression . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] INTRODUCTION philosophers " the most poetical " Introduction.
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... expression adapted to the needs of its audience and society . It is in the discussion of function that Aristotle developed his famous and much debated theory of the tragic katharsis or purgation of the emotions of pity and fear . The ...
... expression adapted to the needs of its audience and society . It is in the discussion of function that Aristotle developed his famous and much debated theory of the tragic katharsis or purgation of the emotions of pity and fear . The ...
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... expression , like the unchanging sun , Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon , It gilds all objects , but it alters none . Expression is the dress of thought , and still Appears more decent , as more suitable ; A vile conceit in ...
... expression , like the unchanging sun , Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon , It gilds all objects , but it alters none . Expression is the dress of thought , and still Appears more decent , as more suitable ; A vile conceit in ...
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