Essays on Style and Language: Linguistic and Critical Approaches to Literary StyleRoger Fowler |
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... poem's sounds were given values in accordance with a predetermined system , he concludes that the word ' silent ' , which for reasons briefly outlined , is said to sum up or climax the poem's theme , also sums up the phonemic structure ...
... poem's sounds were given values in accordance with a predetermined system , he concludes that the word ' silent ' , which for reasons briefly outlined , is said to sum up or climax the poem's theme , also sums up the phonemic structure ...
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... poem . In point of fact , Wasserman begins his long analysis of the ode in The Finer Tone by announcing his belief that the poem must be treated not as an abstract statement or an excursion into philosophy , but as a poem about ' things ...
... poem . In point of fact , Wasserman begins his long analysis of the ode in The Finer Tone by announcing his belief that the poem must be treated not as an abstract statement or an excursion into philosophy , but as a poem about ' things ...
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... poem , so typical in its methods of much New Criticism , is worth following in detail.20 For Burke , a poem is a symbolic act , which , in its survival as a structure , enables the reader to re - enact the poet's original deed . The ...
... poem , so typical in its methods of much New Criticism , is worth following in detail.20 For Burke , a poem is a symbolic act , which , in its survival as a structure , enables the reader to re - enact the poet's original deed . The ...
Contents
THE NEW CRITICISM AND THE LAN | 29 |
BY ALGEBRA TO AUGUSTANISM | 53 |
TAKING A POEM TO PIECES | 68 |
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