| A Defence Of Poetry Contributor(s): Shelley, Percy Bysshe (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406762253 ISBN-13: 9781406762259 Publisher: Shelley Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: Poetry turns all things to loveliness; it exalts the beauty of that which is most beautiful, and it adds beauty to that which is most deformed; it marries exultation and horror, grief and pleasure, eternity and change; it subdues to union under its light yoke all irreconcilable things. It transmutes all that it touches, and every form moving within the radiance of its presence is changed by wondrous sympathy to an incarnation of the spirit which it breathes. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Poetry |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.28 lbs) 92 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |