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'... a pleasant, sympathetic book ... by way of a primer for the uninitiated ... designed to invite the uncertain to come closer.'
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Poetry doesn't matter to most people, observes Jay Parini at the opening of this book. Undeterred, he commences a deeply felt meditation on poetry, its language and meaning, and its power to open minds and transform lives. By the end of the book, Parini has recovered a truth often obscured by our clamorous culture: without poetry, we live only partially, not fully conscious of the possibilities that life affords. Poetry indeed matters.A gifted poet and acclaimed teacher, Parini begins by looking at defences of poetry written over the centuries. He ponders Aristotle, Horace, and Longinus, and moves on through Sidney, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Eliot, Frost, Stevens, and others. Parini examines the importance of the poetic voice and the mysteries of metaphor. He argues that a poet's originality depends on a deep understanding of the traditions of political poetry, nature poetry, and religious poetry.Writing with a casual grace, Parini avoids jargon and makes his case in concise, direct terms: the mind of the poet supplies a light to the minds of others, kindling their imaginations, helping them to live their lives.
The author's love of poetry suffuses this insightful book, a volume for all readers interested in a fresh introduction to the art that lies at the centre of Western civilization."About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherYale University Press
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0300124236
- ISBN 13 9780300124231
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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