The Art of the Poetic Line

Informationen zum Autor James Longenbach Klappentext The Art Of series is a new line of books reinvigorating the practice of craft and criticism. Each book will be a brief, witty, and useful exploration of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry by a writer impassioned by a singular craft issue. The Art Of volumes will provide a series of sustained examinations of key but sometimes neglected aspects of creative writing by some of contemporary literature's finest practioners. "Poetry is the sound of language organized in lines." James Longenbach opens this provocative book with that essential statement. Through a range of examples-from Shakespeare and Milton to Ashbery and Glück-Longenbach describes the function of line in metered, rhymed, syllabic, and free-verse poetry. The Art of the Poetic Line is a vital new resource by one of America's most important critics and most engaging poets.

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James Longenbach

Product details

• Authors: James Longenbach
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.12.2007
• EAN: 9781555974886
• ISBN: 978-1-55597-488-6
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 178 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Art of; The Art of
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies