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On poetry and poets

On poetry and poets

T. S. Eliot · 1957 · 308 pages

Poésie anglaiseLiteratureCritique et interprétationHistory and criticismPoetryHistoire et critique

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1. On poetry, The social function of poetry -- The music of poetry -- What is minor poetry? -- What is a classic? -- Poetry and drama -- The three voices of poetry -- The frontiers of criticism -- 2. On poets, Virgil and the Christian world -- Sir John Davies -- Milton I -- Milton II -- Johnson as critic and poet -- Byron -- Goethe as the sage -- Rudyard Kipling -- Yeats.

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