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Theory of the LyricTheory of the Lyric

Theory of the Lyric

Jonathan Culler

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Examining ancient as well as modern poems in many European languages, Culler underscores lyric's surprising continuities across centuries of change--its rhythmical resources, its strange modes of address, its use of the present tense, and the intriguing tension between its ritualistic and fictional dimensions.

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OL20227881W

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Poetry, history and criticismLyric poetryHistory and criticism

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