Lascelles AbercrombieA collection of 13 posts

Society

But the development of human society does not go straight forward and the epic p...

Poetry

By the general process of epic poetry I mean the way this form of art has const...

Poetry

If epic poetry is a definite species the sagas do not fall within it.

Poetry

That is to say epic poetry has been invented many times and independently but ...

Poetry

Traditional matter must be glorified since it would be easier to listen to the ...

Poetry

With several different kinds of poetry to choose from a man would decide that h...

Poetry

Poetry is the work of poets not of peoples or communities artistic creation can...

Experience

There is only one thing which can master the perplexed stuff of epic material in...

Beauty

But the gravest difficulty and perhaps the most important in poetry meant sole...

Attitude

Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be...