Robert Von Hallberg
Lyric Powers
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226865003
- author:
- Robert Von Hallberg
- format:
- Hardcover
- publisher:
- T.H.E. University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 280
- Genre:
- Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Lyric Powers by Robert von Hallberg: Understanding the Power of Lyric Poetry The authority of poetry varies across cultures and time periods. For Robert von Hallberg, lyric poetry's authority stems from three key sources: religious affirmation, social institutions, and the extraordinary cognition generated by poems' formal and musical resources. This book helps readers recognize the pleasures and ambitions of lyric poetry, analyzing its musicality in relation to popular song, including Tin Pan Alley and doo-wop. Von Hallberg argues that poets possess distinctive intellectual resources for examining their subjects, and it is this power of poetic language to generalize rather than particularize that deserves critical attention. A respected critic's first book in over a decade, Lyric Powers offers valuable insights into the world of lyric poetry, making it an essential read for students, poets, and general readers interested in literary criticism.
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