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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... 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 ...
Page 223
... symbols of their time . There are symbols , symbols every where , but not a drop to drink . Meanwhile , of course , they have worked and explored the very best of what their American heritage gave them , and Where Do We Go From Here ? 223.
... symbols of their time . There are symbols , symbols every where , but not a drop to drink . Meanwhile , of course , they have worked and explored the very best of what their American heritage gave them , and Where Do We Go From Here ? 223.
Contents
FOOTHILLS OF PARNASSUSOR WHY BOTHER? | 14 |
Six Senses of the Poet | 20 |
Pole Vaulting Does Not Require an Individual Style | 34 |
Copyright | |
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