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The Truth of Poetry, by Michael Hamburger, explores poetry as a living dialogue between language, perception, and memory, redefining how poetry reveals truth beyond surface meaning. The work considers poetry’s capacity to awaken, complicate, and sustain our sense of reality, inviting readers to listen closely to what verse discloses about experience. The full title and ISBN are The Truth of Poetry (9781032198880).
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Hamburger examines critical questions about what poetry can know and how it communicates that knowledge, blending literary analysis with philosophical reflection. He navigates the tensions between form and content, intention and interpretation, showing how poets encode truth through image, rhythm, and discourse. The book assembles close readings, theoretical insights, and personal sensibility to illuminate poetry’s enduring power to illuminate human life.
About the author
Michael Hamburger (1924–2005) was a prominent poet, translator, and critic whose work bridged English and European literary traditions. His precise, lucid prose and deft ear for language made him a key figure in modernin poetry studies, while his translations opened unfamiliar poetries to English-speaking readers. Hamburger’s scholarship and verse repeatedly explore the ethical and existential dimensions of art, underscoring poetry’s role in shaping perception and memory.
In brief
A rigorous, insightful examination of how poetry communicates truth, combining critical rigor with lyrical sensitivity to reveal poetry’s essential power.
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ISBN: 9781032198880
Routledge, Taschenbuch, 359 Seiten, Publiziert: 2024-02-08T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9781032198880, 1.16 kg, Verkaufsrang: 4250854, Lyrik, Literatur & Fiktion, Kateg… More...
The Truth of Poetry: Tensions in Modern Poetry from Baudelaire to the 1960s (Routledge Revivals) - Paperback
2024, ISBN: 9781032198880
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About the work
The Truth of Poetry, by Michael Hamburger, explores poetry as a living dialogue between language, perception, and memory, redefining how poetry reveals truth beyond surface meaning. The work considers poetry’s capacity to awaken, complicate, and sustain our sense of reality, inviting readers to listen closely to what verse discloses about experience. The full title and ISBN are The Truth of Poetry (9781032198880).
Summary
Hamburger examines critical questions about what poetry can know and how it communicates that knowledge, blending literary analysis with philosophical reflection. He navigates the tensions between form and content, intention and interpretation, showing how poets encode truth through image, rhythm, and discourse. The book assembles close readings, theoretical insights, and personal sensibility to illuminate poetry’s enduring power to illuminate human life.
About the author
Michael Hamburger (1924–2005) was a prominent poet, translator, and critic whose work bridged English and European literary traditions. His precise, lucid prose and deft ear for language made him a key figure in modernin poetry studies, while his translations opened unfamiliar poetries to English-speaking readers. Hamburger’s scholarship and verse repeatedly explore the ethical and existential dimensions of art, underscoring poetry’s role in shaping perception and memory.
In brief
A rigorous, insightful examination of how poetry communicates truth, combining critical rigor with lyrical sensitivity to reveal poetry’s essential power.
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9781032198880
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