Poetic Diction: A Study in Meaning - Softcover

Barfield, Owen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0955958245 ISBN 13: 9780955958243

Publisher: Barfield Press UK, 2010

Synopsis

First published in 1928, 'Poetic Diction: A study in Meaning' presents not merely a theory of poetic diction but also a theory of poetry and a theory of knowledge. "Language has preserved for us the inner, living history of man's soul. It reveals the evolution of consciousness." Owen Barfield Owen Barfield is one of the twentieth century's most significant writers and philosophers. A member of the Inklings, Barfield's ideas and literary artistry influenced fellow-Inklings C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, and won praise from many of the foremost literary figures of the century. Praise for Owen Barfield: "A prolific and interesting thinker" - Times Literary Supplement "The wisest and best of my unofficial teachers."- C.S.Lewis "A masterpiece ... of prophetic value" - T.S.Eliot "possibly the clearest and most searching thinker of the present time" - Howard Nemerov

About this edition

• Publisher: Barfield Press UK
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0955958245
• ISBN 13: 9780955958243
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244