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Classic Writings on Poetry
William . Ed(S): Harmon
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Description for Classic Writings on Poetry
The first major anthology of criticism devoted exclusively to poetry. Spanning thousands of years and including some of the most influential critical essays ever written, this is a collection of influential writings on poetry ranging from Aristotle to Laura (Riding) Jackson. Editor(s): Harmon, William. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 998.
The poet is the sayer, the namer, and represents beauty. He is a sovereign, and stands on the centre.-Ralph Waldo Emerson, from "The Poet" "[The poet] is a seer...he is individual...he is complete in himself...the others are as good as he, only he sees it and they do not. He is not one of the chorus. "-Walt Whitman, from the preface to Leaves of Grass Poetry has always given rise to interpretation, judgment, and controversy. Indeed, the history of poetry criticism is as rich and varied a journey as the history of poetry itself. But classic writings such ... Read more
The poet is the sayer, the namer, and represents beauty. He is a sovereign, and stands on the centre.-Ralph Waldo Emerson, from "The Poet" "[The poet] is a seer...he is individual...he is complete in himself...the others are as good as he, only he sees it and they do not. He is not one of the chorus. "-Walt Whitman, from the preface to Leaves of Grass Poetry has always given rise to interpretation, judgment, and controversy. Indeed, the history of poetry criticism is as rich and varied a journey as the history of poetry itself. But classic writings such ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231123709
SKU
V9780231123709
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About William . Ed(S): Harmon
Poet, critic, and anthologist, William Harmon is the James Gordon Hanes Professor in the Humanities (English and Comparative Literature) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the editor of The Columbia Granger's World of Poetry, The Top 500 Poems, and The Classic Hundred Poems, all published by Columbia, as well as The Oxford Book of American Light ... Read more
Reviews for Classic Writings on Poetry
Harmon presents a fine collection in the study of poetics-i.e., the study of what poetry is, and should be-from classical antiquity into the early 20th century... Recommended. Choice