LIFE IN POETRY: POETICAL DECADENCE

IN my last two lectures I traced the conditions under which Poetry comes into existence in the mind of the poet, and the manner in which it clothes itself with external form. I showed that it was the product of the harmonious fusion of two contrary elements, the Universal and the Individual. By the...

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Published in:The Nineteenth century: a monthly review, Mar. 1877-Dec. 1900 Mar. 1877-Dec. 1900, 1897-07, Vol.42 (245), p.124-141
Main Author: COURTHOPE, W J
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Language:English
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Summary:IN my last two lectures I traced the conditions under which Poetry comes into existence in the mind of the poet, and the manner in which it clothes itself with external form. I showed that it was the product of the harmonious fusion of two contrary elements, the Universal and the Individual. By the Universal element I mean what we often call by the name Nature: whatever is furnished naturally to the poet's conception by forces outside himself; the sources of inspiration springing from the religion, tradition, civilisation, education of the country to which he belongs; the general mental atmosphere of the age in which he lives; the common law of the language in which he composes.
ISSN:2043-5304