Poetry ODonoghue Bernard Emeritus Fellow Wadham College Oxford
Poetry ODonoghue Bernard Emeritus Fellow Wadham College Oxford Poetry, arguably, has a greater range of conceptual meaning than perhaps any other term in English. However, far grander claims have…
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Poetry ODonoghue Bernard Emeritus Fellow Wadham College Oxford
Poetry, arguably, has a greater range of conceptual meaning than perhaps any other term in English. However, far grander claims have been made for poetry than this -- such as Shelley's that the poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world, and that poetry is a higher truth.In this Very Short Introduction Bernard O'Donoghue provides a fascinating look at the many different forms of writing which have been called poetry -- from the Greeks to the present day. At the most basic level everyone can recognize it--it is a kind of literature that uses special linguistic devices of organization and expression for aesthetic effect.
Is there a universality to poetry? As well as questioning what poetry is, he asks what poetry is for, and considers contemporary debates on its value. And does it have a duty of public utility and responsibility?