The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 63
... poetry for the result of imagination . Unlike imagi- nation in romantic poetry , which speaks directly to us , the imaginative element in the poetry of the latter seventeenth century and of the eighteenth century is never thrust for ...
... poetry for the result of imagination . Unlike imagi- nation in romantic poetry , which speaks directly to us , the imaginative element in the poetry of the latter seventeenth century and of the eighteenth century is never thrust for ...
Page 274
... poet , expresses his satisfaction with the youth's choice of a profession , and goes on to praise poetry as that which not only advances its practitioners to fortune but is of great use to mankind and society : . . . . history , ancient ...
... poet , expresses his satisfaction with the youth's choice of a profession , and goes on to praise poetry as that which not only advances its practitioners to fortune but is of great use to mankind and society : . . . . history , ancient ...
Page 275
... Poet tells us a great deal about Swift's positive doctrines of poetry - more , in fact , than can be gathered from any one of his other compositions . If poetry is not inspired insight into Beauty and Truth , what is it ? Swift's answer ...
... Poet tells us a great deal about Swift's positive doctrines of poetry - more , in fact , than can be gathered from any one of his other compositions . If poetry is not inspired insight into Beauty and Truth , what is it ? Swift's answer ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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