The resistance to poetry
Longenbach, James2005
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Poems convey knowledge, argues Longenbach, but do so in forms that work against their being facile vehicles for the efficient transmission of knowledge. This self-resistance is the source of the reader's pleasure: we read poetry not to escape difficulty but to embrace it.
Main title:
The resistance to poetry / James Longenbach.
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Imprint:
Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2005.
Collation:
144 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2004.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780226492506 (pbk)
Dewey class:
809.1
Local class:
809.1
Language:
English
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BRN:
874722