{"product_id":"on-modern-poetry-9781441165725","title":"On Modern Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Rowland Smith\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll\u003cbr\u003etoo often, the history of poetry criticism in the 20th Century is told as a\u003cbr\u003etale of two sides. While 'Lit crit' pored over the author's every line, \u003cbr\u003e'Theory' stood on the shoulder of texts to gaze into the metaphysical mists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing\u003cbr\u003eon the key insights of both Lit crit and Theory, On Modern Poetry tries to get beyond the opposition\u003cbr\u003ebetween them, proposing instead a 'total criticism' that draws on all resources\u003cbr\u003eavailable.It combines 'analytic irony' with 'imaginative empathy' in order\u003cbr\u003eto generate fresh insights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe themes discussed in the first\u003cbr\u003epart of the book include tradition, voice, rhyme, rhetoric, and objects, \u003cbr\u003ebringing in critics such as Eliot, Heidegger, Empson, Blackmur, and De Man. The\u003cbr\u003esecond part examines texts by Tennyson, Symons, Hopkins, Larkin and Prynne. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn\u003cbr\u003eoriginal exploration of poetry and its criticism, On Modern Poetry is an essential guide for readers\u003cbr\u003eand students at all levels.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45085580099735,"sku":"9781441165725","price":17728.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781441165725.webp?v=1767265201","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/on-modern-poetry-9781441165725","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}