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The resistance to poetry /

Poems convey knowledge, argues Longenbach, but do so in forms that work against their being facile vehicles for the efficient transmission of knowledge. This self-resistance is the source of the reader's pleasure: we read poetry not to escape difficulty but to embrace it.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Longenbach, James
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Resistance to Poetry
  • The End of the Line
  • Forms of Disjunction
  • Song and Story
  • Untidy Activity
  • The Spokenness of Poetry
  • The Other Hand
  • Leaving Things Out
  • Composed Wonder.