- Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 144 pages) : illustrations.
- Summary
- Poetry, arguably, has a greater range of conceptual meaning than perhaps any other term in English. At the most basic level everyone can recognise 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?
- Series Statement
- Very short introductions ; 614
- Uniform Title
- Poetry (Online)
- Very short introductions ; 614.
- Alternative Title
- Poetry (Online)
- Subject
- Poetry > History and criticism
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. Truths universally acknowledged -- 2. Poetry's areas of authority and application -- 3. The language of poetry and its particular devices -- 4. The kinds of poetry and their contexts -- 5. Poets and readers -- Conclusion.
- LCCN
- 2019941405
- OCLC
- ssj0002258530
- Author
O'Donoghue, Bernard.
- Title
Poetry [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Bernard O'Donoghue.
- Imprint
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Edition
First edition.
- Series
Very short introductions ; 614
Very short introductions ; 614.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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