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The Resistance to Poetry
The Resistance to Poetry
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Poetry, argues James Longenbach, is its own best enemy. Examining a wide array of poets, from Callimachus to Louise Glück, he explains that the resistance to poetry is, quite specifically, the wonder of poetry. Poems do convey knowledge, he suggests, but they do so in forms that continually work against their being facile vehicles for its e... more »
Author:
Poetry, argues James Longenbach, is its own best enemy. Examining a wide array of poets, from Callimachus to Louise Glück, he explains that the resistance to poetry is, quite specifically, the wonder of poetry. Poems do convey knowledge, he suggests, but they do so in forms that continually work against their being facile vehicles for its e... more »
ISBN-13: 9780226492506
ISBN-10: 0226492508
Publication Date: 11/21/2005
Pages: 144
Rating: ?
ISBN-10: 0226492508
Publication Date: 11/21/2005
Pages: 144
Rating: ?
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review
Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> History & Criticism >> Criticism & Theory >> General
- Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> United States >> Classics >> General
