Poets on Poetry, Volume 2Charles Norman These sixteen short works provide a unique opportunity to examine and compare the theories of English and American writers who have given form and direction to the poetic tradition in English. From Sir Philip Sidney's "An Apology for Poetry" to E. E. Cummings's "Three Statements", they constitute a body of documents essential to understanding of the historic development of that tradition. In his introduction, Charles Norman examines the nature and importance of each piece and finds that all have in common the fulfillment of the poet's function as guardian of form. -- From publisher's description. |
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action admiration Aeneas Æneid ancient Aristotle beauty called cause character Chaucer comedy composition criticism dæmon delight diction divine doth drama E. E. Cummings effect emotion English English poetry Ennius estimate Euripides evil excellent excitement expression eyes Ezra Pound faculty feelings genius Greek hath heart Homer human images imagination imitation judgment kind knowledge language learning less literature Lucretius manner matter meaning metaphysical poets metre Milton mind modern moral nature never object opinion passages passions perfect perhaps persons Petrarch philosopher Plato Plautus plays pleasure Plutarch poem poesy poet poet's poetic Poetic Principle poetry praise present principle produced prose reader reason rhyme sense sentiments Shakespeare sith soul speak speech spirit style taste things thou thought tion tragedy true truly truth universal verse Virgil virtue Wallace Stevens words Wordsworth write