In Defense of Reading: A Reader's Approach to Literary CriticismReuben Arthur Brower, Richard Poirier |
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Page 88
... suggest that he knows already what words will be spoken , and can penetrate their meanings . Eve's " excuse " or " Apolo ... suggests that the smoothness of her words is calcu- lated , that calculated speech now comes easily to her , and ...
... suggest that he knows already what words will be spoken , and can penetrate their meanings . Eve's " excuse " or " Apolo ... suggests that the smoothness of her words is calcu- lated , that calculated speech now comes easily to her , and ...
Page 211
... suggests a man wholly absorbed in his story and keeps us absorbed in it too , our attention firmly centered on the movements of the speaker's consciousness . And again Pope is abruptly and familiarly conversational ( " He spies me out ...
... suggests a man wholly absorbed in his story and keeps us absorbed in it too , our attention firmly centered on the movements of the speaker's consciousness . And again Pope is abruptly and familiarly conversational ( " He spies me out ...
Page 212
... suggests they refer to clearly defined entities , the definition of these entities does not take place in the poem - or at least Pope pretends that it does not , and that is what matters here . The meanings of such terms all seem to ...
... suggests they refer to clearly defined entities , the definition of these entities does not take place in the poem - or at least Pope pretends that it does not , and that is what matters here . The meanings of such terms all seem to ...
Contents
Fiction and History | 11 |
Lyric and Narrative Poetry | 22 |
Frosts Poetry of Dialogue | 38 |
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