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Broken English: Poetry and Partiality

By Heather McHugh

Book information

Publisher
Wesleyan
Year
1993
ISBN
0819552682, 9780819552686
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9238313 bytes)
Pages
170\179
Time added
2017-04-27 21:42:40
Classical & Medieval;Anthologies;British & Irish;JCriticism & Theory;History & Criticism;Literature

Description

"When I call poetry a form of partiality," writes Heather McHugh, "I mean its economies operate by powers of intimation: glimmering and glints, rather than exhaustible sums. It is a broken language from the beginning, brimming with non-words: all that white welled up to keep the line from surrendering to the margin; all that quiet, to keep the musics marked." In Broken English, McHugh applies her poetic sensibility and formidable critical insight to topics ranging from the poetry of Valery and Rilke to ancient Greek drama and Yoruba folk songs, offering intense, passionate, highly personal readings that are informed and unified by her concern for the relationships among language, culture, and poetry.

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