FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION IX
4. FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION XI
5. Introduction
6. 1. Poetry and Poem 3
7. The Poem
8. 2. Language 19
9. 3. Rhythm 38
10. 4. Verse and Prose 56
11. 5. The Image 84
12. The Poetic Revelation
13. 6. The Other Shore 101
14. 7. The Poetic Revelation 121
15. 8. Inspiration 140
16. Poetry and History
17. 9. The Consecration of the Instant 167
18. 10. The Heroic World 180
19. 11. Ambiguity of the Novel 200
20. 12. The Discarnate Word 213
21. Epilogue
22. 13. Signs in Rotation 233
23. Appendices
24. I. POETRY, SOCIETY, STATE 263
25. II. POETRY AND RESPIRATION 270
26. III. WHITMAN, POET OF AMERICA 271
27. INDEX 275