{"product_id":"9781441148520","title":"On Modern Poetry: From Theory to Total Criticism","description":"All\u003cbr\u003etoo often, the history of poetry criticism in the 20th Century is told as a\u003cbr\u003etale of two sides. While 'Lit crit' pored over the author's every line,\u003cbr\u003e'Theory' stood on the shoulder of texts to gaze into the metaphysical mists.\u003cbr\u003e Drawing\u003cbr\u003eon the key insights of both Lit crit and Theory,\u003cem\u003e On Modern Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e tries to get beyond the opposition\u003cbr\u003ebetween them, proposing instead a 'total criticism' that draws on all resources\u003cbr\u003eavailable.It combines 'analytic irony' with 'imaginative empathy' in order\u003cbr\u003eto generate fresh insights.\u003cbr\u003e The themes discussed in the first\u003cbr\u003epart of the book include tradition, voice, rhyme, rhetoric, and objects,\u003cbr\u003ebringing in critics such as Eliot, Heidegger, Empson, Blackmur, and De Man. The\u003cbr\u003esecond part examines texts by Tennyson, Symons, Hopkins, Larkin and Prynne.\u003cbr\u003e An\u003cbr\u003eoriginal exploration of poetry and its criticism, \u003cem\u003eOn Modern Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential guide for readers\u003cbr\u003eand students at all levels.   ","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154302189808,"sku":"9781441148520","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441148520_p0.jpg?v=1763791839","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441148520","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}