Obbligati: Essays in CriticismAtheneum, 1986 - 330 Seiten "The proper role of criticism [is] as a musical obbligato; that is, a counterpart that must constantly strive to move in strict harmony with and intellectual counterpoint to its subject, and remain always subordinate to the text upon which it presumes to comment." With this declaration, Hecht sets forth the manifesto of this graceful group of essays, implicitly chiding today's academic critics who apply theories to texts. Hecht is particularly elegant and eloquent on contemporary American poetry, from the tension between truth and fiction in Robert Lowell's autobiographical lyrics to the "musicianship" of Richard Wilbur. Hecht's best essay evokes the unique poetic voice of Elizabeth Bishop, and he is equally perspicacious on Frost, Auden, and Dickinson. An extended essay on Marvell's "The Garden" and Keats' "Ode to a Nightingale" offers an unusual comparative reading that captures the energies and langours of both poems. This book offers literary essays of rare quality. The writing throughout is a model of form suiting function--the lucid exposition of well-chosen ideas. |
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... Antonio's melancholy must be connected with money , and the precariousness of his commer- cial ventures ; the second suggests that he must be " in love . " Antonio decisively denies both of these conjectures , but in themselves they ...
... Antonio's melancholy must be connected with money , and the precariousness of his commer- cial ventures ; the second suggests that he must be " in love . " Antonio decisively denies both of these conjectures , but in themselves they ...
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... Antonio's utter selflessness in behalf of Bassanio , but clarifies a passage alluded to earlier , which some commentators had proposed as redolent of homo- erotic meaning and the defiant requirement that Bassanio make a flat and ...
... Antonio's utter selflessness in behalf of Bassanio , but clarifies a passage alluded to earlier , which some commentators had proposed as redolent of homo- erotic meaning and the defiant requirement that Bassanio make a flat and ...
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... Antonio appears to know that scripture ( Exodus 22:25 ; Psalms 15 : 5 ; Proverbs 28 : 8 ) expressly forbids Jews to employ usury among them- selves . Finally , he resorts to the popular and conventional " wisdom " which holds that ...
... Antonio appears to know that scripture ( Exodus 22:25 ; Psalms 15 : 5 ; Proverbs 28 : 8 ) expressly forbids Jews to employ usury among them- selves . Finally , he resorts to the popular and conventional " wisdom " which holds that ...
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The Pathetic Fallacy | 3 |
On W H Audens In Praise of Limestone | 27 |
Othello | 51 |
Urheberrecht | |
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