The Poet and the PoemThe author summarizes his knowledge and lively opinions of the art, dealing with every aspect, from the moment of inspiration through the workshop labors, to publication and interpretation. |
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... language Sense of self for the inside ; sense of fact for the outside ; sense of language , then , for a medium of exchange . Poets love words , of course ; but this love may be misunderstood . In the Renaissance , when the vernacular ...
... language Sense of self for the inside ; sense of fact for the outside ; sense of language , then , for a medium of exchange . Poets love words , of course ; but this love may be misunderstood . In the Renaissance , when the vernacular ...
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... language are the Anglo - Germanic and the Latin . Poetry must be dug from the core ; and the poet's sense of language leads him to sweat rather than perspire , to love rather than experience affection , to eat bread rather than consume ...
... language are the Anglo - Germanic and the Latin . Poetry must be dug from the core ; and the poet's sense of language leads him to sweat rather than perspire , to love rather than experience affection , to eat bread rather than consume ...
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... language It is the difference in language we notice first when we compare Chaucer with Shakespeare , Donne with Dryden , Pope with Keats - not merely historical change in word forms and meanings , but meta- phorical change , the terms ...
... language It is the difference in language we notice first when we compare Chaucer with Shakespeare , Donne with Dryden , Pope with Keats - not merely historical change in word forms and meanings , but meta- phorical change , the terms ...
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an ear for poetry | 7 |
amateur tradesman professional | 17 |
enter the critic | 27 |
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