Purity of Diction in English Verse: With New Epilogue
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Author: Donald Davie
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 380
"Purity of Diction in English Verse" (1952) explains how the vocabulary choice of late 18th-century writers like Cowper, Goldsmith and Dr Johnson gave them a force and moral value different from Wordsworth, Coleridge and Shelley. "Articulate Energy" examines the major theories of how syntax - the basic building blocks of language - functions in poetry, using examples from Byron and Eliot, Pope and Pound, Sidney and Shakespeare, Dylan Thomas, Paul Valery and W.B. Yeats. Davie draws on his experience as a poet and a critic. The final chapters explore what is meant by "modern poetry" and why the greatest poetry must always "reek of humanity".
Author: Donald Davie
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 380
"Purity of Diction in English Verse" (1952) explains how the vocabulary choice of late 18th-century writers like Cowper, Goldsmith and Dr Johnson gave them a force and moral value different from Wordsworth, Coleridge and Shelley. "Articulate Energy" examines the major theories of how syntax - the basic building blocks of language - functions in poetry, using examples from Byron and Eliot, Pope and Pound, Sidney and Shakespeare, Dylan Thomas, Paul Valery and W.B. Yeats. Davie draws on his experience as a poet and a critic. The final chapters explore what is meant by "modern poetry" and why the greatest poetry must always "reek of humanity".
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Donald Davie
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 380
"Purity of Diction in English Verse" (1952) explains how the vocabulary choice of late 18th-century writers like Cowper, Goldsmith and Dr Johnson gave them a force and moral value different from Wordsworth, Coleridge and Shelley. "Articulate Energy" examines the major theories of how syntax - the basic building blocks of language - functions in poetry, using examples from Byron and Eliot, Pope and Pound, Sidney and Shakespeare, Dylan Thomas, Paul Valery and W.B. Yeats. Davie draws on his experience as a poet and a critic. The final chapters explore what is meant by "modern poetry" and why the greatest poetry must always "reek of humanity".
Author: Donald Davie
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 380
"Purity of Diction in English Verse" (1952) explains how the vocabulary choice of late 18th-century writers like Cowper, Goldsmith and Dr Johnson gave them a force and moral value different from Wordsworth, Coleridge and Shelley. "Articulate Energy" examines the major theories of how syntax - the basic building blocks of language - functions in poetry, using examples from Byron and Eliot, Pope and Pound, Sidney and Shakespeare, Dylan Thomas, Paul Valery and W.B. Yeats. Davie draws on his experience as a poet and a critic. The final chapters explore what is meant by "modern poetry" and why the greatest poetry must always "reek of humanity".
Purity of Diction in English Verse: With New Epilogue