Poetry

On English poetry

Subtitle: being an irregular approach to the psychology of this art, from evidence mainly subjective

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1. Front matter 2. ON ENGLISH POETRY 3. NOTE 4. I DEFINITIONS 5. II THE NINE MUSES 6. III POETRY AND PRIMITIVE MAGIC 7. IV CONFLICT OF EMOTIONS 8. V THE PATTERN UNDERNEATH 9. VI “INSPIRATION”10. VII THE PARABLE OF MR. POETA AND MR. LECTOR 11. VIII THE CARPENTER’S SON 12. IX THE GADDING VINE 13. X THE DEAD END AND THE MAN OF ONE POEM 14. XI SPENSER’S CUFFS 15. XII CONNECTION OF POETRY AND HUMOUR 16. XIII DICTION 17. XIV THE DAFFODILS 18. XV VERS LIBRE 19. XVI MOVING MOUNTAINS 20. XVII LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI 21. XVIII THE GENERAL ELLIOTT 22. XIX THE GOD CALLED POETRY 23. XX LOGICALIZATION 24. XXI LIMITATIONS 25. XXII THE NAUGHTY BOY 26. XXIII THE CLASSIC AND ROMANTIC IDEAS 27. XXIV COLOUR 28. XXV PUTTY 29. XXVI READING ALOUD 30. XXVII L’ARTE DELLA PITTURA 31. XXVIII ON WRITING MUSICALLY 32. XXIX THE USE OF POETRY 33. XXX HISTORIES OF POETRY 34. XXXI THE BOWL MARKED DOG 35. XXXII THE ANALYTIC SPIRIT 36. XXXIII RHYMES AND ALLITERATION 37. XXXIV AN AWKWARD FELLOW CALLED ARIPHRADES 38. XXXV IMPROVISING NEW CONVENTIONS 39. XXXVI WHEN IN DOUBT 40. XXXVII THE EDITOR WITH THE MUCKRAKE 41. XXXVIII THE MORAL QUESTION 42. XXXIX THE POET AS OUTSIDER 43. XL A POLITE ACKNOWLEDGMENT 44. XLI FAKE POETRY, BAD POETRY AND MERE VERSE 45. XLII A DIALOGUE ON FAKE-POETRY 46. XLIII ASKING ADVICE 47. XLIV SURFACE FAULTS, AN ILLUSTRATION 48. XLV LINKED SWEETNESS LONG DRAWN OUT 49. XLVI THE FABLE OF THE IDEAL GADGET 50. XLVII SEQUELS ARE BARRED 51. XLVIII TOM FOOL 52. XLIX CROSS RHYTHM AND RESOLUTION 53. L MY NAME IS LEGION, FOR WE ARE MANY 54. LI THE PIG BABY 55. LII APOLOGY FOR DEFINITIONS 56. LIII TIMES AND SEASONS 57. LIV TWO HERESIES 58. LV THE ART OF EXPRESSION 59. LVI GHOSTS IN THE SHELDONIAN 60. LVII THE LAYING ON OF HANDS 61. LVIII WAYS AND MEANS 62. LIX POETRY AS LABOUR 63. LX THE NECESSITY OF ARROGANCE 64. LXI IN PROCESSION 65. APPENDIX:—THE DANGERS OF DEFINITION

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