Collected ProseJames Wright, Anne Wright, Edith Anne Wright A collection of Wright's essays on the language of poetry |
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... American verse during their eve- nings at home with their families . And yet . . . Mr. Cowley's reprinting of the 1855 Leaves of Grass is not only an act of sound scholarship ; it is also an act of living poetry . I am sure that Mr ...
... American verse during their eve- nings at home with their families . And yet . . . Mr. Cowley's reprinting of the 1855 Leaves of Grass is not only an act of sound scholarship ; it is also an act of living poetry . I am sure that Mr ...
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... American writers , and this effort cannot help but lead to Whit- man . It is sometimes said that the true spirit of Poe was ab- sorbed into contemporary American literature only after Poe had been truly understood by the French ...
... American writers , and this effort cannot help but lead to Whit- man . It is sometimes said that the true spirit of Poe was ab- sorbed into contemporary American literature only after Poe had been truly understood by the French ...
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... American poetry at this moment is able to show itself worthy of Whitman's intelligence , his courage , his supremely delicate imagination . At any rate , many living American poets cherish Whitman's best powers ; and one cannot love ...
... American poetry at this moment is able to show itself worthy of Whitman's intelligence , his courage , his supremely delicate imagination . At any rate , many living American poets cherish Whitman's best powers ; and one cannot love ...
Contents
The Stiff Smile of Mr Warren | 239 |
The Terrible Threshold | 249 |
A Study and a Selection | 256 |
Copyright | |
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