Preface to PoetryHarcourt, Brace, 1946 - 737 pages |
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Page 67
... light rays strike the retina . The retina is the inner lining of the back of the eyeball , in which are imbedded optic nerve - ends that are sensitive to light . The pattern of light falling on the retina - the retinal image of the ...
... light rays strike the retina . The retina is the inner lining of the back of the eyeball , in which are imbedded optic nerve - ends that are sensitive to light . The pattern of light falling on the retina - the retinal image of the ...
Page 512
... light - emotional sort , and this has been found with recurrent favor from time to time throughout the centuries ... LIGHT VERSE : COMIC AND SATIRIC A third divergence from the serious - emotional mood is that yet smaller body of light ...
... light - emotional sort , and this has been found with recurrent favor from time to time throughout the centuries ... LIGHT VERSE : COMIC AND SATIRIC A third divergence from the serious - emotional mood is that yet smaller body of light ...
Page 513
... light verse , there may be seen the same pair of factors , incongruity and superiority , light- ening with risibility the serious - emotional mood with which life is so often faced . The satirical element in literature has been defined ...
... light verse , there may be seen the same pair of factors , incongruity and superiority , light- ening with risibility the serious - emotional mood with which life is so often faced . The satirical element in literature has been defined ...
Contents
ANATOMY OF THE POEMEXPERIENCE | 65 |
65 | 91 |
Visual and Other FreeImagery | 137 |
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