Modern Poet: Poetry Aca C

Discusses the poet's role throughout the last 300 years. The book argues that a conception of the poet as both primitive and sophisticated emerged in the 1750s ... » 

Discusses the poet's role throughout the last 300 years. The book argues that a conception of the poet as both primitive and sophisticated emerged in the 1750s and still endures. It shows how successive generations of poets have needed to collaborate and to battle with academia. «