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Explore a new way of looking at literary criticism with The Craft of Poetry: Dialogues on Minimal Interpretation by Routledge. This book introduces the concept of dialogical poetics, an innovative format that changes how we understand the relationship between a reader and a text. Instead of viewing academic criticism as a set of settled facts, authors Derek Attridge and Henry Staten demonstrate that reading is a constant negotiation between people. By practicing what they call minimal interpretation, the authors rein in their own creative impulses to focus on what a poem actually says. They examine poems in detail from the opening line to the final closure, ensuring the text remains the central focus. Presented through a series of emails, this book offers a unique and accessible look at the process of reading and analyzing poetry. It is an essential resource for students, scholars, and anyone interested in the history and criticism of poetry.

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Introduces dialogical poetics, a fresh approach to poetry criticism that treats reading as an active negotiation between readers.

Features the method of minimal interpretation, where authors focus on what a poem can be shown to actually say in detail.

Provides a comprehensive analysis of poems from their opening to their closure to ensure a complete understanding of the work.

Uses a unique email-based format to present the scholarly discussion between Derek Attridge and Henry Staten.

Offers a practical look at literary criticism by reigning in interpretive ingenuity to respect the poem's own structure.

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hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
30 April 2015
Listed Since
23 October 2014

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