Poetic Diction: A Study in Meaning
by Owen Barfield
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The philosophical treatise on aesthetics and language that inspired T. S. Eliot, C. S. Lewis, and many others. In Poetic Diction, Owen Barfield sought to understand why certain groups of words were given the designation of "poetry," and how they convey meaning and pleasure to the attentive reader. Touching on the philosophy of language and the nature of consciousness, Barfield provides not only a theory of poetic diction, but also a speculation on poetry and knowledge. Ranging across show more fundamental topics of poetics, Barfield sheds light on the nature of metaphor, aesthetic imagination, the difference between verse and prose, and the essence of meaning itself. show lessTags
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Thouroughly enjoyed, though it is not an easy read. I know some reading I want to do, and I may find time to read again with that additional context.
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Poetic Diction: A Study in Meaning
- Original publication date
- 1928; 1952
Classifications
- Genres
- Literature Studies and Criticism, Nonfiction, Fiction and Literature, Philosophy
- DDC/MDS
- 808.1 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Rhetoric of poetry
- LCC
- PN1031 .B3 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Poetry Theory, philosophy, relations, etc.
- BISAC
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- (4.06)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 7
