{"product_id":"poetry-and-contemplation-a-new-preface-to-poetics-paperback-9781107418158","title":"Poetry and Contemplation; A New Preface to Poetics (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107418158","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePoetry and Contemplation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA New Preface to Poetics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1937, this book by G. Rostrevor Hamilton examines the place of poetry in human life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eG. Rostrevor Hamilton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107418158, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 July 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e174 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 1 cm, 0.2 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe arts are often justified by those creating and experiencing them as having some kind of value beyond their mere being. Originally published in 1937, this book examines the place of poetry in human life. Hamilton argues that, rather than justifying poetry as a worthy mental exercise, the experience of poetry as a contemplative and conscious experience is sufficient reward and justification for its existence as an art form. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in poetry or the maxim 'ars gratia artis'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Poetic experience: the sphere of poetics\u003cbr\u003e 2. Distractions\u003cbr\u003e 3. Unconscious experience\u003cbr\u003e 4. The wholeness of experience\u003cbr\u003e 5. Wholeness and objective theories\u003cbr\u003e 6. The growth of experience\u003cbr\u003e 7. The continuity of experience\u003cbr\u003e 8. Analysis of experience\u003cbr\u003e 9. Contemplative experience: the aesthetic attitude\u003cbr\u003e 10. Objective experiences\u003cbr\u003e 11. Poetic and ordinary experience: the difference\u003cbr\u003e 12. Poetic and ordinary experience: the connection\u003cbr\u003e 13. Creation of experience: definition of a poet\u003cbr\u003e 14. Reality and facts of mind\u003cbr\u003e 15. Poetic emotions\u003cbr\u003e 16. The poet and society\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20theory%20%5BDSA%5D%22\"\u003eDSA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265705890072,"sku":"9781107418158","price":22.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107418158i.jpg?v=1694486016","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/poetry-and-contemplation-a-new-preface-to-poetics-paperback-9781107418158","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}