On Modern Poetry

From Theory to Total Criticism

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, Theory
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Author: Dr Robert Rowland Smith ISBN: 9781441148520
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: July 12, 2012
Imprint: Continuum Language: English
Author: Dr Robert Rowland Smith
ISBN: 9781441148520
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: July 12, 2012
Imprint: Continuum
Language: English

All
too often, the history of poetry criticism in the 20th Century is told as a
tale of two sides. While 'Lit crit' pored over the author's every line,
'Theory' stood on the shoulder of texts to gaze into the metaphysical mists.

 

Drawing
on the key insights of both Lit crit and Theory, On Modern Poetry tries to get beyond the opposition
between them, proposing instead a 'total criticism' that draws on all resources
available.It combines 'analytic irony' with 'imaginative empathy' in order
to generate fresh insights.

 

The themes discussed in the first
part of the book include tradition, voice, rhyme, rhetoric, and objects,
bringing in critics such as Eliot, Heidegger, Empson, Blackmur, and De Man. The
second part examines texts by Tennyson, Symons, Hopkins, Larkin and Prynne.

 

An
original exploration of poetry and its criticism, On Modern Poetry is an essential guide for readers
and students at all levels.

 

 

 

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All
too often, the history of poetry criticism in the 20th Century is told as a
tale of two sides. While 'Lit crit' pored over the author's every line,
'Theory' stood on the shoulder of texts to gaze into the metaphysical mists.

 

Drawing
on the key insights of both Lit crit and Theory, On Modern Poetry tries to get beyond the opposition
between them, proposing instead a 'total criticism' that draws on all resources
available.It combines 'analytic irony' with 'imaginative empathy' in order
to generate fresh insights.

 

The themes discussed in the first
part of the book include tradition, voice, rhyme, rhetoric, and objects,
bringing in critics such as Eliot, Heidegger, Empson, Blackmur, and De Man. The
second part examines texts by Tennyson, Symons, Hopkins, Larkin and Prynne.

 

An
original exploration of poetry and its criticism, On Modern Poetry is an essential guide for readers
and students at all levels.

 

 

 

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