Re Verse: Essays on Poetry and PoetsNorthwestern University Press, 4.11.2005 - 224 sivua David R. Slavitt will tell you that he does not believe in literary criticism so much as in "remarks," which are more portable and, often, more enlightening. In this witty and unusual work, he remarks upon the life of a poet in the second half of the twentieth century, how it was--and how it is--to be an American writer. Combining personal reminiscence with deft literary analysis, incisive biographical sketches, and, sometimes, literary gossip, these essays give new perspectives on the famous--such as Harold Bloom, Robert Penn Warren, Robert Frost, and Stephen Spender--and recover the charms of the near-forgotten--such as Dudley Fitts, Winfield Townley Scott, Merrill Moore and John Hall Wheelock. Slavitt writes with self-deprecating humor of his own literary education, and uses his impressive experience and erudition to illuminate the whims of poetic influence, passion, and reputation. With a refreshing honesty and considerable poise, he gives readers an enlightening view of the vast and ever-changing literary universe. |
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... felt Sorry in unison .... " The action in the participle , with Susan clutching , shows her to be alive and active , if unwell . She dies in the dash at the end of the line , so that there is reason for the hush of the simple ' She died ...
... felt Sorry in unison .... " The action in the participle , with Susan clutching , shows her to be alive and active , if unwell . She dies in the dash at the end of the line , so that there is reason for the hush of the simple ' She died ...
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... felt bad . He thought he was obligated to produce and to succeed , and then , when he wasn't writing a lot or was having trouble placing what he'd written , he felt worse . But then , when good things happened , they didn't help him ...
... felt bad . He thought he was obligated to produce and to succeed , and then , when he wasn't writing a lot or was having trouble placing what he'd written , he felt worse . But then , when good things happened , they didn't help him ...
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... felt for my father's death and what my sister and I felt — and still feel about the mur- der of our mother : EQUINOX 1 A balance shifts , and we can feel the night heavy in the scale ; darkness and cold will weigh with us from now on ...
... felt for my father's death and what my sister and I felt — and still feel about the mur- der of our mother : EQUINOX 1 A balance shifts , and we can feel the night heavy in the scale ; darkness and cold will weigh with us from now on ...
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