Monday, July 28, 2014

Robert Graves on Poetic Value



All that I am insisting on is that no poetry has hitherto appeared and no poetry can hope to appear to which an absolute permanent value may legitimately accorded.
('What is Bad Poetry?' in Poetic Unreason and Other Studies. 1925, p 43) 
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3 comments:

  1. A.E.M. BaumannJuly 30, 2014 at 11:06 PM

    You seem haunted by that thought.

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  2. Liam GuilarJuly 31, 2014 at 8:44 AM

    Not Haunted, just slowly turning the idea over and considering its many implications and obligations.

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  3. David X. NovakJuly 31, 2014 at 11:07 PM

    I saw that but refrained from commenting because I have an uneasy time with the concept of "value" in general.

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