
Poetry
A Very Short Introduction
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Roger Clark
Poetry, arguably, has a greater range of conceptual meaning than perhaps any other term in English. At the most basic level everyone can recognize it - it is a kind of literature that uses special linguistic devices of organization and expression for aesthetic effect.
However, far grander claims have been made for poetry than this - such as Shelley's that the poets "are the unacknowledged legislators of the world," and that poetry is "a higher truth."
In this Very Short Introduction, Bernard O'Donoghue provides a fascinating look at the many different forms of writing which have been called "poetry" - from the Greeks to the present day. As well as questioning what poetry is, he asks what poetry is for, and considers contemporary debates on its value. Is there a universality to poetry? And does it have a duty of public utility and responsibility?
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This is not a history of poetry, and contains few extended samples, It focuses on lit-crit topics such as:
- What is Poetry - what makes something a poem?
- How does it function? What is it "good for"?
- Are there rules? Are they only made to be broken? Are there special "poetic" uses of language?
- What does it mean to be "true to nature"?
I will return to this book for the questions and thoughts it provokes.
Excellent Reflections on Poetry
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The author is authoritative, admittedly androcentric, and openly snobby (he often stops mid-sentence to ponder if the audience will be able to understand his high-powered intellect), and Roger Clark does a good job in capturing the disinterested elitist tone of the Oxford drone. The length makes the book digestible in one sitting, while doing your hobby, or out on an long walk. A great primer for students about to study poetry.
Great Primer for Poetry Students
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Very informative
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Not an intro to poetry, perhaps a history?
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