John Skelton and Poetic Authority

John Skelton and Poetic Authority
Author :
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 226
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780199273607
ISBN-13 : 019927360X
Rating : 4/5 (60X Downloads)

Book Synopsis John Skelton and Poetic Authority by : Jane Griffiths

Download or read book John Skelton and Poetic Authority written by Jane Griffiths and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-02-23 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Skelton and Poetic Authority is the first book-length study of Skelton for almost twenty years, and the first to trace the roots of his poetic theory to his practice as a writer and translator. It demonstrates that much of what has been found challenging in his work may be attributed to his attempt to reconcile existing views of the poet's role in society with discoveries about the writing process itself. The result is a highly idiosyncratic poetics that locates thepoet's authority decisively within his own person, yet at the same time predicates his 'liberty to speak' upon the existence of an engaged, imaginative audience. Skelton is frequently treated as a maverick, but this book places his theory and practice firmly in the context of later sixteenth as well asfifteenth-century traditions. Focusing on his relations with both past and present readers, it reassess his place in the English literary canon.


John Skelton and Poetic Authority Related Books

John Skelton and Poetic Authority
Language: en
Pages: 226
Authors: Jane Griffiths
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-02-23 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

John Skelton and Poetic Authority is the first book-length study of Skelton for almost twenty years, and the first to trace the roots of his poetic theory to hi
Poetic Authority
Language: en
Pages: 220
Authors: John Guillory
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1983 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Shades of Authority
Language: en
Pages: 281
Authors: Stephen James
Categories: Poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-01-01 - Publisher: Liverpool University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What is the relationship between poetry and power? Should poetry be considered a mode of authority or an impotent medium? And why is it that the modern poets mo
Allusion, Authority, and Truth
Language: en
Pages: 469
Authors: Phillip Mitsis
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Questions about how ancient Greek texts establish their authority, reflect on each other, and project their own truths have become central for a wide range of r
Approaching Authority
Language: en
Pages: 244
Authors: Anthony Flinn
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Bucknell University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This study, using the example of Yeats, Eliot, and Williams, examines the principal gestures of Modernist poetic speakers attempting to identify, mediate, and p