The Lyric: An Essay
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About This Book
The An Essay by John Drinkwater has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
Chapters (15)
- THE LYRIC
- AN ESSAY BY JOHN DRINKWATER
- 1922
- CONTENTS
- What is Poetry The Best Words in the Best Order The Degrees of Poetry Paradise Lost What is Lyric The Classification of Poetry Lyric Forms Song The Popularity of Lyric Conclusion
- WHAT IS POETRY?
- THE BEST WORDS IN THE BEST ORDER
- THE DEGREES OF POETRY
- PARADISE LOST
- WHAT IS LYRIC?
- THE CLASSIFICATION OF POETRY
- LYRIC FORMS
- SONG
- THE POPULARITY OF LYRIC
- CONCLUSION
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