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... Blank verse had the advantage of scope and permissive- ness , and while Bryant was well aware of the fruits of metrical discipline , the very breadth and inclusiveness of his experience demanded a more open form . IV Blank Verse There ...
... Blank verse had the advantage of scope and permissive- ness , and while Bryant was well aware of the fruits of metrical discipline , the very breadth and inclusiveness of his experience demanded a more open form . IV Blank Verse There ...
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... blank verse or its place in his own work . His remarks in the Lectures , upon which this discussion must draw , are addressed not to the problems of blank verse but to those of poetry as a whole . This critical silence on an important ...
... blank verse or its place in his own work . His remarks in the Lectures , upon which this discussion must draw , are addressed not to the problems of blank verse but to those of poetry as a whole . This critical silence on an important ...
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... poem . The blank verse placed a premium on the action of the intellect , and only those sensuous elements which could cooperate with the movement of thought find a place in this verse . VIII The Pitfalls of Blank Verse If the blank verse ...
... poem . The blank verse placed a premium on the action of the intellect , and only those sensuous elements which could cooperate with the movement of thought find a place in this verse . VIII The Pitfalls of Blank Verse If the blank verse ...
Contents
Chronology | 13 |
The Poems of Nature | 39 |
The Poem of Death | 65 |
Copyright | |
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