The Poet and the PoemA discussion of the poet's inherent attitudes, the more technical matters of verse writing, and the application of principles to actual practice. |
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... symbols of this basic conflict everywhere , and to direct our vision to the same symbols . For doublevision implies specifically that the poet sees the situation clearly and , at the same time sees into it , in his private fashion , so ...
... symbols of this basic conflict everywhere , and to direct our vision to the same symbols . For doublevision implies specifically that the poet sees the situation clearly and , at the same time sees into it , in his private fashion , so ...
Page 73
... symbol might be that it is a definitive circumstance of an important truth . Symbolism , of course , is an after - the - fact , modern invention . There have always been symbols , but they have only recently come to be named , looked ...
... symbol might be that it is a definitive circumstance of an important truth . Symbolism , of course , is an after - the - fact , modern invention . There have always been symbols , but they have only recently come to be named , looked ...
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... symbols become a kind of tragic playing around with our confusion . Far from a necessary and sometimes sick backing - off from truth , they become ( like religious images for heathens ) substitutes for truth . Far from a personal Hays ...
... symbols become a kind of tragic playing around with our confusion . Far from a necessary and sometimes sick backing - off from truth , they become ( like religious images for heathens ) substitutes for truth . Far from a personal Hays ...
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