The New Cratylus: Notes On The Craft Of Poetry
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
A landmark work of literary criticism and poetic theory, The New Cratylus: Notes on the Craft of Poetry presents the rigorous and deeply considered reflections of one of Australia's most celebrated poets on the nature, function, and formal demands of verse. Drawing its title from Plato's dialogue on language and meaning, the work argues that poetry is not mere self-expression but a disciplined craft governed by principles as precise as those of any other art form. With intellectual authority and elegant prose, A. D. Hope instructs readers in the mechanics of meter, diction, and poetic structure, illustrating his arguments with close readings of canonical verse from across the Western tradition. The tone is scholarly yet passionate, reflecting a poet-critic who regards the technical mastery of form as inseparable from genuine artistic achievement. Essential reading for poets, students of literature, and anyone serious about understanding what makes a poem work, The New Cratylus stands as a compelling defense of formal poetry in an age increasingly drawn to free verse.
Author: A. D. Hope
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Oxford University Press
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
A landmark work of literary criticism and poetic theory, The New Cratylus: Notes on the Craft of Poetry presents the rigorous and deeply considered reflections of one of Australia's most celebrated poets on the nature, function, and formal demands of verse. Drawing its title from Plato's dialogue on language and meaning, the work argues that poetry is not mere self-expression but a disciplined craft governed by principles as precise as those of any other art form. With intellectual authority and elegant prose, A. D. Hope instructs readers in the mechanics of meter, diction, and poetic structure, illustrating his arguments with close readings of canonical verse from across the Western tradition. The tone is scholarly yet passionate, reflecting a poet-critic who regards the technical mastery of form as inseparable from genuine artistic achievement. Essential reading for poets, students of literature, and anyone serious about understanding what makes a poem work, The New Cratylus stands as a compelling defense of formal poetry in an age increasingly drawn to free verse.