Poetic Diction

Poetic Diction
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 163
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ISBN-10 : 9781504081764
ISBN-13 : 1504081765
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Book Synopsis Poetic Diction by : Owen Barfield

Download or read book Poetic Diction written by Owen Barfield and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The philosophical treatise on aesthetics and language that inspired T. S. Eliot, C. S. Lewis, and many others. In Poetic Diction, Owen Barfield sought to understand why certain groups of words were given the designation of “poetry,” and how they convey meaning and pleasure to the attentive reader. Touching on the philosophy of language and the nature of consciousness, Barfield provides not only a theory of poetic diction, but also a speculation on poetry and knowledge. Ranging across fundamental topics of poetics, Barfield sheds light on the nature of metaphor, aesthetic imagination, the difference between verse and prose, and the essence of meaning itself.


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