John Dryden, a Study of His PoetryH. Holt, 1946 - 298 pages |
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... expression , which must be adequate and no more ; whose prime qualities must be " perspicuity , pro- priety , and ... expressing more than is perfectly conceived , or perfect conception in fewer words 24 JOHN DRYDEN.
... expression , which must be adequate and no more ; whose prime qualities must be " perspicuity , pro- priety , and ... expressing more than is perfectly conceived , or perfect conception in fewer words 24 JOHN DRYDEN.
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... expression . The problem is purely one of expression , or as was said in the seventeenth cen- tury , of elocution . Art is the imitation of life . Each separate art has means whereby it can accomplish direct imitation . If poetry , in ...
... expression . The problem is purely one of expression , or as was said in the seventeenth cen- tury , of elocution . Art is the imitation of life . Each separate art has means whereby it can accomplish direct imitation . If poetry , in ...
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... Expression , " he writes , " and all that belongs to words , is that in a poem which colouring is in a picture . The ... expression , perform exactly the same office both in dramatic and epic poetry . . . . In poetry , the expression is ...
... Expression , " he writes , " and all that belongs to words , is that in a poem which colouring is in a picture . The ... expression , perform exactly the same office both in dramatic and epic poetry . . . . In poetry , the expression is ...
Contents
THE MAKING OF THE POET Page | 1 |
FALSE LIGHTS | 30 |
THE TRUE FIRE | 67 |
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