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Bloooa, Harold. "The Act of Reading Peeing TThe_Bect Proms of the Fnglth e- 129, Bd, Blurm, Herd. Mey York: Heer Perennial, ne25. Hunt Bloom THE ART OF READING POETRY TRY eset Figurative anguge concentrated so Hats fori presse ar erate. Figuraton fear fom the Ite fem ofa ret pe tet ca be tre ring on Bie A tition guilt for Fg langage I "erephral tphor atl sa highly specie ge, or ming from the "al Nenneth Bark, a proirad stint of retort the guage of lstngshed Tour fusdarenta trope ings syed hake tells ws, oy omits the sho to sues of preseace and abienc. since they are saying ae ‘ile meng something so different tha it can be the pote We eam to wince when Hane "Thu thank ots 1 the prince generale humble nor gate vaon call secache snbol since the gurative sabe pat for whole as sess thatismpetion in which ‘vthin the poem stds for something gute i Pots te ents ore with ane trope han wh the others, Ang ir pots, Fert Frost esp his mass reputation for Wale Wanna he get master of sca usta, contiguity replaces resemblance, since the name of thing is suet to sate, provided i ea to wt serves a sbstiote. Chile Roland, it Brownie eae ————_—_—_—- Jat the very eis the schon ota Abe nontoge. epnesent Park Tower eran ih be esd Wows “ibe la 2 “tear pier tren te ots sscton fe wo 2 fee Re Ha Crane sls wes pris oh poy ene pancng fh weap hy the pom Betcen “poms! and rage rane, roe tense wetphca ets fer he beers comers ts feat hen oso to cal he ri Teh harp sd tat are pes crete wing which con wt ei wiht head this bing ea rf ants os gato ange td bi ont serra ny manne Oren Bris Pate Paton A Sto Meaning se pe st es this prs, ee races par the pati sr of the Engh wo Te cab nn rncaning sh role, ote sua si ma or hat ad fale, hacer ea toe Freeh mang args nent pty ee at ’ raid helped to omental tin she rio the be le, The faliog he eran fb wal, ‘ie lvl dhe cl of thatthe oe Drang Sats oe tine’ tn The Ces Tae chaner scp Eds Spenser hs he nti ie: “Th mines of ben toner sty lst seletion i hs tonk is Mat Crane’ magic death oe the ‘Broken Tower in shih Spenser’ tine reverberates, Bare Taphatn hear’ cece the ements pare mcs where aed re ie ane” fm Sobel 73 ee oetin of Cleats fle po bene: The le ras ae ce ators” Fnself Bl een strom the ined Clowes Sogn nee conus he Rag Le NE 1°15 ‘Orin poe of sre! This rat worl Sia ster oo c nce Barfield sets one seching, the furtive power of “nine cet tales Worthy af Shaespeare himself fo Donne his" erat pun st Leys Day where oversees the poet tos a Sy mete, ho he saline he ithe stl tht tthe et pg Foran ey dating inhi eight eu karina ess aon recbesot 8 fale dre ea amg hh ot Basel oles athe lat he iy all Mi ‘saw / Heaven ruling: Sea aia ‘2 Mesen ion enen ante ae Woh hse ty SoReal Wt ite Tae ae Ima tt eran een er ng terior nF nue i emg eane ea ‘Sat Walter Patera the peace "wr edges of werd LSGEAGE cident ca eyo tal somes coisa tpn he gi ray teases Red pty sie fa expats ee ste hgh tbh haat em, ualition, that languug San ut ngs ae in th wea gan. The mje ts the tenth cent, ithe re | Btwn anc Aerie, ere these who phat this equine ehnese Thomas Hany WB. Yet, YA Losec, Robert rot 2 to Ele, Wallace Steves, al Hart ts profess mo use fr Walter Pater who neritheless nts bis slept side as tanto sig elem Pfc ‘esoitcef sladeestnet lj ee the wee "nee festa eee Steir cig vom lie al scaring thing ———- u sonnei ie ce goes hack tothe Latin sere, mani a et a recipe san etn. ude “to pot on ones ‘ohne as tre” thus Whitman tells his “ ice oer enn cae ps Spee ‘of else “to simulate,” a preten 7 rath uming the sun,” pechaps remen ee Assume a sre. iyo hase Sah take as ben Sth sare D ote of houses DM Lawrence ae Bering Het ter sce tots Blackened street a an yy ses eens nie wolf easement eel ep om a oe ata a tn ak ny come he Kn 1 el uh ee "Owe a em en 49 ane te wo pls 1 ante ‘Yet the etymology. Pater’ “finer tps Hon Vib Ten ot sh fr lt as ssp Ei (Tip nernon-somecenes alma id ies fern pronenance odes Th of alts sora arenes or ee rhe commie of then tert patent tose the 0 cigs to the 4 ein om tps ames 1 peat 's itself for heaven. Ref ae 1 what heaven indeest eight wie tnt sing ig” are in ste, in| try of his one tafe gentle abs toa waking sn “Prladen” Elio pe fhe seek You had sch son of ‘the ret any ndersar They re Ne mee urd The pons Sato ching beter by Bt an enn of sing tt Brea toe ame jun tse upon tem and 30, pe saan Cae, so fn aye i the “Preludes” in parti ine SS Stee es Sg es ne sn aa Seaham to 3 GHENTNESS poetry depen yn splendor figurative Langage and on cage power. or wha! Emerson tre inter mang ungunent Shalespeare is ist song pets at representing thou hich prot cally dos ot er fn shining pcr. a prone tet ello wate Angus Fletchers Colors ofthe Mint ean be recomend for to ‘conjectures om thinking in erst” which the boo subtle ln Shbespetr het lf un be conse ea oe, o ay “tale between the to, Or base ofthe Shakespeuean dean cee \wphantin the conus of Hark, nay hea hat Wale Stns subth ter the han of tangs evade othe min” Cleat, pte ‘hnkingakes pce omeshat spat rn piso thang Taree Epicurean poet: or Patni iterate in which concept non theo ‘he magi, at most rary hing fre and Memory eral forall ght, bt part o for poetic ink ing. Poetic memon: as Fletcher sugeests allows engi, hil ho ‘egard "the etal modal of thinking fr erry purness Teor on™ here initia is Aristotle nazis. theresngnton eons trad which tragedy quests Disahry canbe a sn for metion satis sense, ‘One definition of poetic power tha it wo fses hiking and remem ‘sec that we canna separate the So prees Capac of tons ‘e sorath becomponed tt emetbering pir pt ether by the self or by another? Litera thinking relies upon teary meron ad ‘he drama of eeoxaion in every writer eatans wins noment of ‘ming to terns with another writer, or with an ear venom of esl Poetic thinking & contextualized by poetic inflcneen sen tn Shae ‘peare, mos tite of poets who puis Mathys fee of Mate in Ts Sncdrontcs, where Aaron the Moor attempts to overan nil the say lime Barbs, the Mavi Jew Shakespeare chant Hc we of ‘voluntary recollection of Maslow, at it may be asa to ay ta ‘Skee thinks ow cers throng Rich I than he rs thigh Aon. But within tw year, in Richard fl, Shakespeare has so thought "rah Marlee’ aflence (here of Ech 10 that he nla wos his precursor fn whit ould be all Rickards reason seve (Ge me that as and hein wl ea No deper wines? Hath son srk sunt the growl | se el ake, at hom al tended ae Dr a or tiled to Rafueds epee pn Fant Fa i ee Oe Hon of Ts core op fr him Mephistptiles a the the ae hat La sad sis. or the ples ers Hn? nth tmp ewer ene, 8 Marlowe conti att oh ts Re Ts ean ike Far subalet, Shakespeare in The Tempest gives ws Wis as = Porn The meng rte nate shaban eo see ec cso, aspen of peti hing re ant tales beg th mating see i TSI uns oe se comps ean sa th ite 2a Sheth mcs AE Hasan 85-108 He NESE phon an roy of Meenies hewitt wenn ws fing “We hour when earth's foundations Hal ato Anu ek thee sea ae ea Third eld he ly sagen They snl and art's uations What God sarees defn ‘oe sve hes of hg orp onsman wcll nk the arent Cinch aul is leat here might hae et paps Ele in aan, see ane assert “Shoulder the’ shy yu aed ik your ale” Rid Wilbur one of nr best csternporary Amen pt ron “an took thelr ges and ane del to St Pals" wages fin seat hk and cite instead Shakes’ sper sone Cyndie Fear oo mote the heat the Sun Norte fas Winter rn Th thy work tk at shine Home at gone, sd thy es en tals ad Gea re AsChiney Sweepers come fd AX se show to determine the appropriateness ofan llasion ar since eat poet ery near as alls ai irate, the question of secur n tracing asters crcl The eee here fir Mehr be of Shakespeare than of St Paul, hecse the mercenaries ate aly wing blamed, and the universal of “Hoe at gone, ten thy ‘nag therefore mor appr Wilbue sore well eds the sun of things," fundations, aa soe alin int passage of Beak V of Prise Lat he Milton artes the War in Heaven between the rebel angels al thse wh emai beret fo Coe ore contin ep {pen cmon oe and al Heath Ul gone wach, th min oes Hat Ai Fates here ess Sn din is Setar of Hea eee Cannon the sum of things. ese That Lanes tase, ——————— et and hws wie Hell se a om oa ae won ae Be Made stat Fate et Hera mats, ol of bab pot than, wo Chitin al apo Epica es thee ste teed What Gal abandoned Fhe Ch as eat Gans como i Saver have hes alli ee balan. ho ‘vee len ag of He dragnet. here? raring alls eas wen oh he "Fs Elin in is chara otras ae eon hass ef Bl Tew nt reer eager at rnp ies” 0 1 ef vag tbs By tet ete ates oe ergot of Tew va fol wo ees nk ws sa fal dnt Whe Wate Land bt pares Past \What me aan to Wade Wtnans ag "Whe ro ies ote Eat ex hake ‘masiter ae se Tae Sal {las Unt the Donat Blond cater nce is ea ty, hs ep all. th deg the ermal Leta the det hers wee prt the on ofthe bec aids ee pe te ao eee anon 0 Chapa’ Handk of Bll cer roe one Noth Amur asemnehal aso ee sje the abn wo ls” The Wine La tht conf credit ea Allgun he ca be a ae Soe Repel referee 6 2 defeat az recta! Dante Bailar. the ether einer Jax vc ee he et ithe raider then acento xe “HEH arg fF a re> rerifoence AF {aie aE Po is ra Wht seo tran of Tense mise s ALLUSIONS jenfy one trad nthe elation here ater al ete Moen ent a any tr Rod fi sey es pant alent present There enn Fe rier tation, oe that trace ores of ane pre th prea ew at es i Gero in Itoh teehee nat eg ge Piece nen el ical o dete ethan xan ge ost at ean aso a eco major sees thon tit Metin A It esl Thlencoldcesoncnd om he Meade taunt aedightl pet Toluteinton tac ortoee {ning eho cree Tobe inp ntessede as Ad with este tae nd The pela rote han (fies that lan ait ho mai ei ie Fe el ated th Conlin aarp Tobit er fh Mant ter gh ee pT tional -svallomest up sie host i Desuidaf sense and at : Net wth mre inthe ethereal ph Theat a Hse eke nan rn the a isbn alo tee ete Thane seo le yt ad tense ema flores ne het pti ee, bh Jews it st i re —_—_—— sie ted ks speci Pat ees ay te os Castanea es estes Lin rete at on once fe ca ‘Wie the san, they shine am all le Tce inde ea We tcc one Ceri at nat foam eto st “hin ae lta abe ae dane the serpent Fosse ta chile ee Ties oat onthe ne 8 ibe ir amend he ca war tor dor 0 TD te ht asece pant the nse fe esp hea [eta pees tn he thie fr whet thet fr ani shin th ath ia bh fo aon ements ath 0 5 ae Aen pecsence burnt on & avapro eat ih ce of Exec doo 2006 Se ernest? Sos bait th ee Oaks weiss tiled Se ibe daa mare hee ne one Tete othe elwbere he mer pews for brenda rota we ae the imo art ces ta han st nati cms Beets ses tenhetter Mea cet to ianethat "Scan pan dea me Teal tte ed [eRieag ind sha eer oe a ada ep Feito has ne en Arm worthy of me? hae tel? Thanks tothe means hi Nair die cop: Whether er rarer stings a thse ‘Tat came wih sof lane test penigthe pecans seme More papa tt ght at hers, “The wok de the ma ay ni il The vpn oep he then tothe Man comes ihe Fo sl hsb Ander may ser de the a Mens ema snort Cannes ther sn hin to, rt hep nit he wl Ahead ring ie a reas “Theeversent pursil the Et Furled mit and ge all of om, Yeteadh fo ep andl etree ot of thei “The song the woe chant ofthe ga bo i Ad thetaling cant. he ev sn sol With thelist al drooping st the connec il se. \Withthe hes ding dear the lf the bid Comes rine tit sa er oman ne The dead ved so el a Foc mse en ly an linda sri dear sake, ep ule and star ap bid sn tthe haf ys Therein the Frnt pines andthe cedar a cn, senting that ma seems Fades a oment oy Fane’ plese dees ise "ho ater bh conse i ras Th elven the ers tre sha island is ih Whe Maes up a night tanner ha Tere wont Cac so te hut ha evn sa aed singin, il reat ene rac back Tho erie wou para acta tt teres deh oeries Sn the mperie5 Tova srl try 1 prindy cog a Se tay tree he st sas as mshesperes Ms fr Meare Lt SEES tate rc cit ht inn the Sea neue tha setts fbb coms TSE Stent teste nea whee at a death scarcely cond be sare visi ar ‘ht a 9 en rn Ds i or a ent thine te apne omer sos Becca of a te tele etre hi reat poem bad bee fll isn oes aro Tathe ext psa the the person deal of bi ah and somlated yee the hese pe "8. The a a oe Te apt ak Cat 1) The sa ap tel oe, a Spal per Te Me aren feel een a apie a pt nse ait eat sspatingrom de wre ‘Whats ows i bos els ae cc wna rhs ame by Wil Blakes prope Tee flee et Em he ath ter Fata Sly 19 neces tnbo ad rena Bake pd da hsm nis ate Sed seller an rer ste markt here noe ome ta ‘Wino sin te de tec tine herd Bed hese he i A leet prophet Willa Wordevort, shea a (5) om The Prd b.4oeih where Natures salts sites ol pte towers ‘The profound wveunchola of Tennyson’ Wngisn “Tlksoae a 5, lanent for an immortality reer sees by perpeta aging Prophecy retums in 7), wth ee final lines of Wale Whitnans Whe tales Last the Doorvard Blan” wher: Shihan less ek rena achieves aclerp peae illnn Hater Yeats, hsvoice a ts sms ora sn the Final ste of his Ta Songs ro «Ps sth ts praoelel t soe plese ses hi lve se” final ota ato (9) here Wallace Stevens canes las se "The Port of One Cle "ate wth the somber edaaton. Th pect iene pane ete nor is eee, bt Stevens very qt the the pet hie al somes readers what bes bend eepeesenttion, “The tn ‘housed in the mn” SHAT SEVKES one poem eter than ante? The stn bss ot ‘alt the arto reaingpoetns wer eri tay tn eerie, se “ctrapeeticnleratonsormee eis geese neat a sorte logs nereasingd consti the guns rules nthe ‘nication stutions and the sec the Enalshspesking el ly conchaing wth Hart Crane, bom in Sap. al by eprting ony tal daze pons publbed afer p25, have lane even on esporay fight fom al stash of asthe and cognitive vale. Sie "her ae ao ems in hi wlnne tht are nok rons best nthe Lae gel hve ta ce some bad a adequate wok tt epee ert dessa andl why we Kgitntely shold chase acing One ofthe fe in From aging ot st for a ei of pet tha tote matures even as knowlege increases Ac ayonngercrite eae rhea to the pect ofthe Homa ation, dudes spre te Indic. on ts behahy the distortions it sited tthe haa fT hot and his New Crit academe llwers RP. Blick, Alen Tit, ‘Chooth Brooks, WK. Wisast ang hem. Jn ny eat seater ‘eonain pofounlly attached tothe sequence tht gies fom Spenser "hongh Sion on tothe High Romantics (Bike, Won, Sls. sn, He, Whitman sets) an th the coir Tesi Bran ia pe Lawrence, Het Crane Dickinson, Yeats. Steven tio bas pots {foe best, ot ara Ege el uta De, ea bn, ue, Boon an such en ash yrm swe ohh hal le. the the Tyas to a po spe fry ands re ete Souter net Rae ten Simon cmt ml ate Fide names tne not be Airmen tml mt en ico tet Manali beds Thonn den ees Oren Hee eo Frome’ depo ge andi ‘ese wc ene Fmt eet From he elie he sna Fonte sn at ead me il fetes tt of id From the tna te foi pase Bong — rot the ber ane sto— he at tk the fom When the et of Heer 8 Be Of aden wse0— The Rhodora (On Beng Ask, Wee Ts the Fler” Tn Mayen send pre or tae, the es snr ew Sprain sees Bons nan 0 “To plese the deer sd he sagas bok “The purple eae tle the Made the black oer sah they re might th rd oe his planes fo co, ‘Anu out the tose tat ceapens an wry holon the sgh tne hy “Thncharm satel th earth and sy, ‘elem. dearth yer were ma or sing The Beau itn ene fr being Whpthou wet here Olof thorn! never thong tak, Frese bs Btn ny spe iran, sigpne ‘Theselésne Pave that bog ee there beng Both are poems by Americas ithe mid-nineteenth cet, each better known for ister writings. The ft, ~Alne."s palpably Byron 1 ley imitates the noble lo self prtat bs Laen “Thee wt a hin at sen fal Asifthe worst a len which ol be Me sonra inthis beng sl Anes pit Hom athe ae ‘sthngof kang ti shaped By cuice the per eb chance eee ‘Ba espe ial, orn th emo pe ismind weal! hal xl and al ter ‘With more spac fr he than eth Bests on st fart eh inca deers fg nttapped he tat, Aunderbled ah lel esd th ‘Withthongit of years n phantom cheap, ‘wate! powers fr beter purpose Aner pasions ht ad poe ee th ‘ humed esltion ver pth, A the beter ling lat Ind efecton er ha stormy yeonknarcisism ssn sl self dlg ing bs esciple, ager Wan ton, i ep ig a metrically mala, and remiss that sph Waldo Emerson calle inthe jae man Bath La nd Alone se elodkanats, but Biron has he astra alt ing whe esta 1's anny’ pathetic nthe context of torent a oun, sat ant min slings and hn ihtsing thunder sto ae icine oe seevatemoa ecto the eer eu rane jens, Eaneran, The Ror” decis to ane the ust, Whence the Ber” He ds ot ke oy ths bea et pn placed nepal Wil Pe, because of the en ae eee ue compel to rencmber Bun. With Eimer, & ae ene Frnt sl think of Frnt. Ears’ pfese see Tae nel The Wal ie ant The Oven Bi fel the stern ra eden here td ety wastes tot pape Fath toh senay, Yoo easy ca be misea The ah Gala Enea kes a Gi tin the sl at s0 he Powe aan gnal ne canna be Hest ath aber. cern Gs Ot of rie th the aaa spent ito exes fo being” ol be Se sof Osea We. Bt he pee the ine meas tat beats aera a the wan sahing Enero tay be abo, fa the Power or Fate concer wee tanun in The Rhoda” assured ad content and ig tne mance apprates an yt cig, over hich Enea deine fo ve re ete urance” wats to be fer Mera bt The ‘nea ston aot otha Boa ere fe quad poems by Poe. bat they too are derive suntan haunted by Shelley “Toa Shark” wile “The Cty inthe Se cee rent “Darkness Gow can one tll he diference Betwse ve peraseabing and cotrlledalsiveness? Tha is «AB es ae cer ance ony th conlatve experience of rang pete uk emer eph accesible ts et wl hot ic awareness of ah allaston hong the pone eson, Hate arth vers othe st san of Ein Men Rolin’ super acataton "Lake Haver Cow the western gate Like Ha ‘Thee where the ies gents oe wh Kon the gt wat for what i 0 Het the Ravel whisper sie— {hooper offer end he on they Patan ym rer she ail ‘Cosa neste gate, Like Hives bike Hives CGowthe exer ite tae Hier ‘There bre the ies cngeinson on he wall Sl nthe ici tr tl hele el hp thew of er al we Like sg sl re on they Fal Bt oan foo ten she wll Gotoh ween ge ke Take Hever ‘he waitin ifm: Th ome “The wi il ay the anes al h [per some— / Whisper of her, and strike you wr The ae ‘tne tre ter nl tke Rann wa wee ‘eee tes ae eB nao non Sys ihe Yn Ws bre mie Stl eat. whch el aes dor i, Kd a Dovey dating nth ae Like thee ees ope ne Xn theca tee Sect fo une th Aes ad spars nwo among ani! where ae the Ang on Rb “ sia te Bg Rtn ps aed ents neat the pom hie th anes ate wal tinny mig te ln ae, "sana eae ee hen in ips the ps senate Shelley prope inal tan for lst ove cutery into a ighly earn nut rf ht pty Con Meal pieaure forthe atenthe reader When a pet tes “fete Shelley des in the iy and sma Aityifth anal stan of don The veth whose might I he seein son Descends on ne pt’ barks driven, ie om the shove. he trembling eng Mose sawere nvr tthe tempest en ‘he mas earth ad peri ae et ante ol ks eng bug eink Tied nas ke Sh the see were te ter stn seme theese ad pase ned ts coe Wet Wt wich wes spi wath fo Ba pet ogage Ths el pn aso rain of Ce ery acs aT a er ee ta ty 1 ae sal nine men ore: but La bee abr: lence of poetic election ensupase i Wal “The preteen con a sng and eens mpc she sie wo i ne Pree non and ays sem saris tf nang a tess th See msl then anc lhe bes se hat ys cumet ath SAE EM ty enc tomes worn sles ‘sei cc super sine ans Hoh ped” a eee aman be la © Fe Reis the Cen Elen bie the hea of the Ie Sian ce be od Aenean pote fr oe in enone hanes th se Dak Te Aa esc: Wh cok mprove eben ase re of ‘Satan etn of Sogo Met]? “The spot hak wep a aces, compl of 9 ab “i te ‘rose aa ted fe a tanita Tad tbr aw ve the of fhe wo “The st fy hack fr Tens Hees ter the et wi Ieeaner me the sr and he hk tre a ayo th show 1 ep a ae Ske my white ck tthe nana Tefen shield. a in pet set the et fn he gras Li, Ase eat gan ok or oe der pnt onl ia wel hardly eho Lam a half es, Bot shal beg heals to sa srt, Aaa titers ie yon lal ating etch net fist hep enough Msg ine one pla tach the, Topsite eating fore ‘Theres othing “ree” abuut is vere in esr ad phrase it hs ‘at qual the etal that entra t et poy "Inet ‘hiscontex takes primar eeaing, phrasing Chit nthe aad "hat ust be rather han the secondary rearing of "ivible” pe shale” tndced the erence heteen thine newness pragmatic test fr dsingushing between the best poems a trey imitative ves sou want me agin ok for ae ner ye bose” toile wording wale Poe's" there ste a stately Rae ofthe day of yore swale The to ins €"inevtablt” ze sto ales ofthe meter thant Poe by he yar rm metnon bea ts ike nese, esha aid epee. But when poses grat poet by men See the works nestle, pert fll dll, I he be. ‘rons the meron ception asl element in posesion. Th, ‘otto mute Tennyson superb date noanoie “Uhr to sl, slay she have to ble depression or akersts o athe cee irs ge Freer Laskelaest el al ee “Usi ont i themsales wie hk ac thing oh. What onl be west the gases of what rs be? her tes the pont the esl per sl te gor the dk boa eat. My wanes ‘wn lahat and ero ght th ie —_———-- at eve wth fe eke tk Theater al he sine tl Frat efter ai 1a li ‘Divan to yet oz and Date ll bt tinge he ee kate, yet ede ese tt see sth Cask Te be fg eile o th ek Fe acs these non cn he de Fee ah ses Cine ed ‘Poa tn ie gr scek er wil Faisal tng wien te rt amy pepe ih Teer seat bale Ty anentem cn te ae Me a esha se et Hare etn shone ra sede mbes aon Teoma arn ch Me etethemenhwao e Noe ettapret bn Sree ee ett rei ad a Toate tose peesenest nym eh te at sv et eng en en sm ed eh of sti eer haa nets Si ey peso an eile aa sn Shean tht endorses sn ions ate be te Sassen thn nay en hve sem anne feng

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