Author: Isaacs, Elizabeth
Title: An Introduction to the Poetry of Yvor Winters
Description: Chicago / Athens [Ohio], Swallow Press / Ohio Univ. (1981). orig.cloth. 24x15cm, xiv,216 pp. Minor rubbing. VG. dustwrapper ¶ Contents: "The Brink of Darkness"; "The Badger Diogenes": Biographical & Critical Backrounds; The Private Personality of the Poet; The Public Character of the Critic; "Write Little, Do It Well": Winters' Critical Theory; History of his Reputation as Critic; Basis of his Poetic Theory; The Philosophical Purpose of Poetry; The Aesthetic Process of Poetry; The Interrelationships of Elements; "I was now essential wood": Winters' Poetic Practice: Themes; Content; Forms; Imagery & Symbol; Diction & Syntax; Tone; "Laurel, archaic, rude": Explications of Selected Winters' Poems. Conclusion: "Of Tiem & the Garden".

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