The Greek shield was so broad it could carry a man from battle. By these lights, the author views style as a product of friction and resistance. Unique and indelible styles often arise out of great personal trial and sometimes at great cost: hence the ‘heroics’ of the title. Part one focused on Sylvia Plath and how psychological and societal forces influenced her use of metaphor and simple declarative syntax part three will turn to ‘originality’ and its sway on the younger poet. The author is interested in how the pressures generalized above necessitate a way of using a simple poetic tool and how such use can come to define a given poet’s style. Just as a diamond is coal’s response to the press of the earth, in its broadest terms a style is an aesthetic response to being an individual in the grip of the world. This is the second of a three-part column that explores the relationship between pressure - psychological, societal and aesthetic - and the development of poetic style.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |