Poetic Argument: Studies in Modern Poetry

210 Pages·1989·11.62 MB·English

by  Jonathan Kertzer

Poetic Argument
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Poetic Argument
Studies in Modern Poetry
JONATHAN KERTZER
McGill-Queen's University Press
Kingston, London, Montreal
McGill-Queen's University Press 1988
ISBN 0-7735-0679-9
Legal deposit fourth quarter 1989
Bibliotheque nationale du Quebec
Printed in Canada on acid-free paper
This book has been published with the help of a
grant from the Canadian Federation for the
Humanities, using funds provided by the Social
Sciences and Humanities Research Council of
Canada.
Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data
Kertzer, Jonathan, 1946-
Poetic argument
Includes index.
Bibliography:
ISBN O-7735-O679-9
1. Poetry, Modern - 20th century - History and
criticism. 2. Reason in literature. I. Title.
PR604.K47 1989 809.1/04 C89-090107-4
Portions of some chapters originally appeared in,
and are republished with the kind permission of, the
following journals:
Wascana Review 13 (Fall 1978): 19-39.
Contemporary Literature 20 (Summer 1979): 292.
Modern Language Quarterly 45 (December 1984):
373-94.
Mosaic 18 (Winter 1985): 27-43.
For my parents
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Contents
1 Poetic Argument 3
2 Marianne Moore 55
3 Edward Thomas 78
4 Dylan Thomas 101
5 T.S. Eliot 126
6 Wallace Stevens 147
Notes 173
Bibliography 185
Index 197
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Poetic Argument