LEADER 03586nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910959065803321 005 20251116180817.0 010 $a9781299464063 010 $a1299464068 010 $a9780300145250 010 $a030014525X 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300145250 035 $a(CKB)2550000001019320 035 $a(EBL)3421194 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860957 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11438309 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860957 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10916135 035 $a(PQKB)11570347 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421194 035 $a(DE-B1597)485351 035 $a(OCoLC)841171103 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300145250 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421194 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10687946 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL477656 035 $a(OCoLC)923602899 035 $a(Perlego)1089570 035 $z(OCoLC)841171103 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001019320 100 $a20070904d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhy poetry matters /$fJay Parini 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 225 1 $a[Why X matters] 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780300124231 311 08$a0300124236 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p [183]-189) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $t1. Defending Poetry -- $t2. Language -- $t3. The Personal Voice -- $t4. The Way of Metaphor -- $t5. Tradition and Originality -- $t6. Form and Freedom -- $t7. The Politics of Poetry -- $t8. A Natural World -- $t9. Divine Parameters: A Reading of Four Quartets -- $tConclusion -- $tNotes -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex -- $tCredits 330 $aPoetry doesn't matter to most people, observes Jay Parini at the opening of this book. But, undeterred, he commences a deeply felt meditation on poetry, its language and meaning, and its power to open minds and transform lives. By the end of the book, Parini has recovered a truth often obscured by our clamorous culture: without poetry, we live only partially, not fully conscious of the possibilities that life affords. Poetry indeed matters. A gifted poet and acclaimed teacher, Parini begins by looking at defenses of poetry written over the centuries. He ponders Aristotle, Horace, and Longinus, and moves on through Sidney, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Eliot, Frost, Stevens, and others. Parini examines the importance of poetic voice and the mysteries of metaphor. He argues that a poet's originality depends on a deep understanding of the traditions of political poetry, nature poetry, and religious poetry. Writing with a casual grace, Parini avoids jargon and makes his case in concise, direct terms: the mind of the poet supplies a light to the minds of others, kindling their imaginations, helping them to live their lives. The author's love of poetry suffuses this insightful book-a volume for all readers interested in a fresh introduction to the art that lies at the center of Western civilization. 410 0$aWhy X matters. 606 $aPoetry 606 $aPoetry$xStudy and teaching 615 0$aPoetry. 615 0$aPoetry$xStudy and teaching. 676 $a808.1 700 $aParini$b Jay$0221510 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910959065803321 996 $aWhy poetry matters$94358397 997 $aUNINA