{"product_id":"the-uses-of-poetry-paperback-9780521292870","title":"The Uses of Poetry (Paperback) 9780521292870","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Uses of Poetry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an account of the part played by poetry in the life of man from earliest times to the present.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDenys Thompson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521292870, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 20 July 1978\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 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\"\u003eThis is an account of the part played by poetry in the life of man from earliest times to the present. Older than prose, it was the vehicle for his technology, history, philosophy and science; it helped him feel at home in his environment; it was the social element between him and his fellows. Mr Thompson explores these many facets in the earlier chapters of his book, and then goes on to consider the impact of printing when in his view poetry became subtler but ceased to be a popular possession. However, as Mr Thompson shows, poetry could still be of value in helping people to cope with the strains of living, in assimilating the implications of vast new fields of knowledge, and in keeping alive the idea of humanity in a dehumanising age.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Nature of Poetry: 1. The deep roots of speech\u003cbr\u003e 2. Rhythm\u003cbr\u003e 3. Symbolising\u003cbr\u003e Part II. In the Beginning: 1. Dance\u003cbr\u003e 2. The earliest poetry\u003cbr\u003e 3. Work songs\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mnemonics\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Rites, Bards, Ballads: 1. Praise, propitiation, magic\u003cbr\u003e 2. Rites, myths and epics\u003cbr\u003e 3. Living books\u003cbr\u003e 4. Ballad and folk song\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Maid of All Work: 1. Integral with life\u003cbr\u003e 2. Every man a poet\u003cbr\u003e 3. The oral poet and his audience\u003cbr\u003e 4. Education\u003cbr\u003e 5. Branches of knowledge\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Patriotism and Politics: 1. Eulogies\u003cbr\u003e 2. A new weapon of war\u003cbr\u003e 3. Nationhood fostered\u003cbr\u003e 4. Propaganda\u003cbr\u003e 5. Printed ballads, poets and popsongs in politics\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Dissent and Protest: 1. Ancient China, Greece and Israel\u003cbr\u003e 2. Christian and medieval\u003cbr\u003e 3. The sermons, Piers Plowman and Robin Hood\u003cbr\u003e 4. Ballads and broadsides\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Romantics and the industrial revolution\u003cbr\u003e 6. Shuttle and cage\u003cbr\u003e 7. America\u003cbr\u003e 8. The twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. The Printed Poem: 1. The impact of printing\u003cbr\u003e 2. The age of industry\u003cbr\u003e 3. Technology, science and poetry\u003cbr\u003e 4. Poetry for a minority?\u003cbr\u003e Part VIII. Uses of Poetry: 1. To the poet\u003cbr\u003e 2. To the reader\u003cbr\u003e 3. To society\u003cbr\u003e 4. Poetry as therapy 5. Agenda for the arts\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\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":46297213665560,"sku":"9780521292870","price":28.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-uses-of-poetry-paperback-9780521292870","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}