[BOOK][B] The Practical Muse: Pragmatist Poetics in Hulme, Pound, and Stevens
P Rae - 1997 - books.google.com
P Rae
1997•books.google.comThe case studies of Hulme, Pound, and Stevens trace a similar arc from the theory of
creative inspiration to expressive practice. They show that each writer represents the" muse"
as an entity similar to James's liminal" divinity." They then explain how each writer regards
the muse-figure as provisionally authoritative, and treats its edicts as" practical truths."
Finally, they propose a connection between the writers' accounts of inspiration and the
various styles of" hypothesis" in their work.
creative inspiration to expressive practice. They show that each writer represents the" muse"
as an entity similar to James's liminal" divinity." They then explain how each writer regards
the muse-figure as provisionally authoritative, and treats its edicts as" practical truths."
Finally, they propose a connection between the writers' accounts of inspiration and the
various styles of" hypothesis" in their work.
The case studies of Hulme, Pound, and Stevens trace a similar arc from the theory of creative inspiration to expressive practice. They show that each writer represents the" muse" as an entity similar to James's liminal" divinity." They then explain how each writer regards the muse-figure as provisionally authoritative, and treats its edicts as" practical truths." Finally, they propose a connection between the writers' accounts of inspiration and the various styles of" hypothesis" in their work.
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