Allusion to the Poets
Christopher Ricks is among the best known living critics. His third collection of essays, several newly written for this book, is strongly focused on the theme of how writers—especially but not exclusively poets—make use of other writers' work: from the subtle courtesies of different kinds of allusion to the extreme discourtesy of plagiarism.
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Allusion to the Poets
Christopher Ricks is among the best known living critics. His third collection of essays, several newly written for this book, is strongly focused on the theme of how writers—especially but not exclusively poets—make use of other writers' work: from the subtle courtesies of different kinds of allusion to the extreme discourtesy of plagiarism.
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Allusion to the Poets

Allusion to the Poets

by Christopher Ricks
Allusion to the Poets

Allusion to the Poets

by Christopher Ricks

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Christopher Ricks is among the best known living critics. His third collection of essays, several newly written for this book, is strongly focused on the theme of how writers—especially but not exclusively poets—make use of other writers' work: from the subtle courtesies of different kinds of allusion to the extreme discourtesy of plagiarism.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199269150
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 03/11/2004
Pages: 356
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 5.52(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

Professor Christopher Ricks is Warren Professor of the Humanities at Boston University and co-director of the Editorial Institute. His books include Essays in Appreciation, Beckett's Dying Words, and The Force of Poetry.

Table of Contents

Prefatory NoteI.The Poet as HeirDryden and PopeBurnsWordsworthByronKeatsTennysonII.In the Company of AllusionPlagiarismThe Pursuit of MetaphorLoneliness and PoetryA. E. Housman and 'the colour of his hair'Yvor Winters: Allusion and Pseudo-ReferenceDavid Ferry and the Shades of the DeadAcknowledgementsIndex
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