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Poetic Closure
Poetic closure is the sense of conclusion given at the end of a poem Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in .... Barbara Herrnstein Smith's detailed study—'' Poetic Closure: A Study of How Poems End''—explores various techniques for achieving closure. One of the most common techniques is setting up a regular pattern and then breaking it to mark the end of a poem. Another technique is to refer to subject matter that in itself provides a sense of closure: death is the clearest example of this. Further reading * Barbara Herrnstein Smith: ''Poetic Closure: A Study of How Poems End'', University of Chicago Press 1968. * D.H. Roberts, F.M. Dunn, D. P. Fowler: ''Classical Closure: Reading the End in Greek and Latin Literature''. Princeton 1997. * Vincent, John Emil. ''Queer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poem
Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in place of, Denotation, literal or surface-level meanings. Any particular instance of poetry is called a poem and is written by a poet. Poets use a variety of techniques called poetic devices, such as assonance, alliteration, Phonaesthetics#Euphony and cacophony, euphony and cacophony, onomatopoeia, rhythm (via metre (poetry), metre), and sound symbolism, to produce musical or other artistic effects. They also frequently organize these effects into :Poetic forms, poetic structures, which may be strict or loose, conventional or invented by the poet. Poetic structures vary dramatically by language and cultural convention, but they often use Metre (poetry), rhythmic metre (patterns of syllable stress or syllable weight, syllable (mora) weight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Herrnstein Smith
Barbara Herrnstein Smith (born 1932) is an American literary critic and theorist, best known for her work ''Contingencies of Value: Alternative Perspectives for Critical Theory''. She is currently the Braxton Craven Professor of Comparative Literature and English and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Science and Cultural Theory at Duke University, and also a Distinguished Professor of English at Brown University. Biography Smith briefly studied at City College of New York, studying biology, experimental psychology, and philosophy. She then earned her B.A. (''summa cum laude'') in 1954 and her Ph.D. from Brandeis University. Brandeis University reports Smith earned her doctorate in 1965, and Duke University reports she earned her doctorate in 1963. From 1961 to 1973, Smith taught at Bennington College. She accepted a faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania in 1973. In 1987 she joined the Duke University faculty, and also joined Brown University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Study Of How Poems End
Poetic closure is the sense of conclusion given at the end of a poem. Barbara Herrnstein Smith Barbara Herrnstein Smith (born 1932) is an American literary critic and theorist, best known for her work ''Contingencies of Value: Alternative Perspectives for Critical Theory''. She is currently the Braxton Craven Professor of Comparative Lit ...'s detailed study—'' Poetic Closure: A Study of How Poems End''—explores various techniques for achieving closure. One of the most common techniques is setting up a regular pattern and then breaking it to mark the end of a poem. Another technique is to refer to subject matter that in itself provides a sense of closure: death is the clearest example of this. Further reading * Barbara Herrnstein Smith: ''Poetic Closure: A Study of How Poems End'', University of Chicago Press 1968. * D.H. Roberts, F.M. Dunn, D. P. Fowler: ''Classical Closure: Reading the End in Greek and Latin Literature''. Princeton 1997. * Vincent, John Emil. ''Queer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Paul Fowler
Don Paul Fowler (21 May 1953 – 15 October 1999) was an English classicist. Life Fowler was from a Birmingham working-class background and went to King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys there. After completing his studies at Christ Church, Oxford, Fowler was first appointed Lecturer in Classics at Magdalen College (1976–77), subsequently Dyson Junior Research Fellow in Greek Culture at Balliol College (1978–80), then, at the early age of 28 years, Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Jesus College, holding simultaneously a University Lecturership in Greek and Latin Literature at Oxford University (1981–99). Endowed with an outgoing temperament, Fowler was connected to numerous classicists in North America and Europe. His command of Italian enabled him to give even extemporized talks in that language. Thus, he became an important middleman between Italian Latinists and British classicists in the eighties. He kept close ties in particular with Gian Biagio Conte and Alessand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
