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Prolegomena to any Present and Future Language Poetry.

Authors :
Sussman, Henry
Source :
MLN; Dec2003, Vol. 118 Issue 5, p1193-1212, 20p
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

Discusses the freedom of poetry to celebrate the poetic composition of a world knowable only as language. Varieties of poetic utterance and discursive form; Poetry's function as the preserve of language's exploration of its own parameters and qualities; Ways in which the poetry of language celebrates the variety of modes and forms in which the fundamental linguistic apprehension of the world takes place.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00267910
Volume :
118
Issue :
5
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
MLN
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
12475038
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1353/mln.2004.0024