The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volumes 1-4William Rose Benét |
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... poem on the soul " ) . A poem by Shelley ( 1821 ) . episode ( Gr . coming in besides - i.e . , adven- titious ) . Originally , the parts in dialogue which were interpolated between the choric songs in Greek tragedy ; hence , an adventi ...
... poem on the soul " ) . A poem by Shelley ( 1821 ) . episode ( Gr . coming in besides - i.e . , adven- titious ) . Originally , the parts in dialogue which were interpolated between the choric songs in Greek tragedy ; hence , an adventi ...
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... poem written solely for the poem's sake . " See also ART FOR ART'S SAKE ; PHILOSOPHY OF COMPOSITION , THE . poetics . A treatise on poetry and its theory as an art . Aristotle's Poetics analyzes poetic and dramatic laws , defines comedy ...
... poem written solely for the poem's sake . " See also ART FOR ART'S SAKE ; PHILOSOPHY OF COMPOSITION , THE . poetics . A treatise on poetry and its theory as an art . Aristotle's Poetics analyzes poetic and dramatic laws , defines comedy ...
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... POETS . Thomp- son's books include Poems ( 1893 ) ; Sister Songs ( 1895 ) ; New Poems ( 1897 ) , considered to have been written under the influence of Coventry PATMORE ; and Health and Holiness ( 1905 ) , a prose treatise . His most famous ...
... POETS . Thomp- son's books include Poems ( 1893 ) ; Sister Songs ( 1895 ) ; New Poems ( 1897 ) , considered to have been written under the influence of Coventry PATMORE ; and Health and Holiness ( 1905 ) , a prose treatise . His most famous ...
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