Poetic Presence and Illusion Essays in Critical History and Theory

• Autore principale: Krieger, Murray (auth)
• Natura: Elettronico Capitolo di libro
• Lingua: inglese
• Pubblicazione: Johns Hopkins University Press 2019
• Soggetti: Literary theory
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Orignally published in 1979. Poetic Presence and Illusion brings together Krieger's speculation on literature and its effect on the reader. The poem, Krieger argues, is an illusionary presence and an ever-present illusion. It exists for the reader, like a drama before an audience, only within a...