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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... culture . The kennings of Anglo - Saxon poetry ( e.g. , " whale road " for sea , " life's house " for body ) similarly preserved and ritualized values . There were handbooks of kennings which a poet might use in composition — to be sure ...
... culture . The kennings of Anglo - Saxon poetry ( e.g. , " whale road " for sea , " life's house " for body ) similarly preserved and ritualized values . There were handbooks of kennings which a poet might use in composition — to be sure ...
Page 193
... culture , but never to the large areas of agreement ( that is , areas in which they themselves agree ; I am not suggesting they should be hypocrites ) . Man's inability to communicate to others is perhaps the most characteristic theme ...
... culture , but never to the large areas of agreement ( that is , areas in which they themselves agree ; I am not suggesting they should be hypocrites ) . Man's inability to communicate to others is perhaps the most characteristic theme ...
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... culture , like our towns , sprawls in a slap - dash , wasteful individ- ualism across the wide ranges of the human spirit . Except , I must keep excepting , for Frost . God knows he's Yankee enough , but he seems to have escaped that ...
... culture , like our towns , sprawls in a slap - dash , wasteful individ- ualism across the wide ranges of the human spirit . Except , I must keep excepting , for Frost . God knows he's Yankee enough , but he seems to have escaped that ...
Contents
FOOTHILLS OF PARNASSUSOR WHY BOTHER? | 14 |
Six Senses of the Poet | 20 |
Pole Vaulting Does Not Require an Individual Style | 34 |
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