02674cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000470012624500300017326400510020330000470025433600260030133700260032733800360035350000310038950503120042050801110073252012590084353400450210265300110214765300680215865300670222685600430229336773UtSlPG20260610133835.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a65008942  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPN1 aBradley, A. C.q(Andrew Cecil),d1851-193510aOxford Lectures on Poetry 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-07-170 aPoetry for poetry's sake -- The sublime -- Hegel's theory of tragedy -- Wordsworth -- Shelley's view of poetry -- The long poem in the age of Wordsworth -- The letters of Keats -- The rejection of Falstaff -- Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra' -- Shakespeare the man -- Shakespeare's theatre and audience.  aProduced by Marius Masi, Suzanne Shell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Oxford Lectures on Poetry" by A. C. Bradley is a scholarly work composed of a series of lectures that explore the nature and essence of poetry, written in the early 20th century. The lectures primarily focus on the concept of "Poetry for Poetry's Sake," discussing how poetry functions independently of its instructional or moral values. The author, a former Professor of Poetry at Oxford, delves into the intricacies of poetic experience and offers insights into how poetry conveys meaning, particularly through the interplay of form and substance.  The opening of the text introduces Bradley's ideas regarding the definition of poetry and its intrinsic value. He reflects on his role as a lecturer, briefly considering his predecessors while emphasizing the importance of understanding poetry in its essence beyond conventional expectations. He articulates that poetic value is not determined by the ulterior effects or moral lessons of poetry but lies in the imaginative experience that poetry offers. This sets the stage for his deeper analysis of the nature of poetry, inviting readers to rethink the way they engage with poetic works and highlighting the transformative power of the poetic experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPoetry  aShakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation  aWordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Criticism and interpretation40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36773