Our Secret Discipline
| Author | : Helen Vendler |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 460 |
| Release | : 2007-11-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674026950 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674026957 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (957 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Our Secret Discipline by : Helen Vendler
Download or read book Our Secret Discipline written by Helen Vendler and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-29 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fundamental difference between rhetoric and poetry, according to Yeats, is that rhetoric is the expression of ones quarrels with others while poetry is the expression of ones quarrel with oneself. Through exquisite attention to outer and inner forms, Vendler explores the most inventive reaches of the poets mind.
