A magisterial exploration of poetry’s place in the fine arts by
one of the twentieth century's leading poets In this book, eminent
poet Anthony Hecht explores the art of poetry and its relationship
to the other fine arts. While the problems he treats entail both
philosophic and theoretical discussion, he never allows abstract
speculation to overshadow his delight in the written texts that he
introduces, or in the specific examples of painting and music to
which he refers. After discussing literature’s links with
painting and music, Hecht investigates the theme of paradise and
wilderness, especially in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. He then
turns to the question of public and private art, exploring the ways
in which all the arts participate in balances between private and
public modes of discourse, and between an exclusive or elitist role
and the openly political. Beginning with a discussion of
architecture as an illustration of a more general theme of discord
and balance, the penultimate lecture probes the inner
contradictions of works of art and our reactions to them, while the
final piece concerns art and morality.
General
| Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Bollingen Series |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| First published: |
1995 |
| Authors: |
Anthony Hecht
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| Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-25281-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-691-25281-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780691252810 |
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