The Quarterly Review, Volumes 289-290John Murray, 1951 |
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Page 160
... poetry has failed to fulfil the great function which it performed in former generations . Gosse once remarked that there was a growing tendency in certain circles to regard poetry as a kind of esoteric ... Poetry The Music of Poetry.
... poetry has failed to fulfil the great function which it performed in former generations . Gosse once remarked that there was a growing tendency in certain circles to regard poetry as a kind of esoteric ... Poetry The Music of Poetry.
Page 168
... poetry , giving us a sense of the abiding behind the transient . This does not mean that only beautiful things can form the subject matter of poetry . Poetic drama , of course , cannot at all times give us the ' pure poetry ' of the ...
... poetry , giving us a sense of the abiding behind the transient . This does not mean that only beautiful things can form the subject matter of poetry . Poetic drama , of course , cannot at all times give us the ' pure poetry ' of the ...
Page 172
... poetry confirms the conclusion of Wordsworth's poem , 6 Not without hope we suffer and we mourn . ' Great poetry has sometimes expressed itself in what may be called pessimistic terms . In its surest moments , however , its music has ...
... poetry confirms the conclusion of Wordsworth's poem , 6 Not without hope we suffer and we mourn . ' Great poetry has sometimes expressed itself in what may be called pessimistic terms . In its surest moments , however , its music has ...
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