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Poetic artifice: a theory of twentieth-century poetry / Veronica Forrest-Thompson

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Abstract

First published posthumously in 1978 by Manchester University Press, this volume turned sharply against critics of the previous generation, notably William Empson, and against emergent strains of historicism. The book is an exhaustive (and sometimes exhausting) defence of "all the rhythmic, phonetic, verbal, and logical devices which make poetry different from prose." According to the author, such devices are responsible for poetry's most significant effect-not pleasure or ornament or some kind of special expressivity, but the production of "alternative imaginary orders."

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Book/Report Edited book Peer-review

Original language

English

Publication milestones

  • Published - 29/04/2016

Publication status

Published - 29/04/2016

Edition

2nd

Publisher

Shearsman Books

ISBN (Print)

9781848614451

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/623523

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