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On poetic interpretation of nature

by John Campbell Shairp

Level C1 · AdvancedHistoricalPoetryPhilosophy17 chapters
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About this book

Explore the profound connection between nature and the human soul beyond scientific explanation, as poetry reveals the beauty and deeper truths that arise from their encounter, inviting readers to see the world with renewed sensitivity and wonder.

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17 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

01PREFACE. · Ch.1Free
02CONTENTS.
03CHAPTER I. THE SOURCES OF POETRY.
04CHAPTER II. THE POETIC FEELING AWAKENED BY THE WORLD OF NATURE.
05CHAPTER III. POETIC AND SCIENTIFIC WONDER.
06CHAPTER IV. WILL SCIENCE PUT OUT POETRY?
07CHAPTER V. HOW FAR SCIENCE MAY MODIFY POETRY.
08CHAPTER VI. THE MYSTICAL SIDE OF NATURE.
09CHAPTER VII. PRIMEVAL IMAGINATION WORKING ON NATURE—LANGUAGE AND MYTHOLOGY.
10CHAPTER VIII. SOME OF THE WAYS IN WHICH POETS DEAL WITH NATURE.
11CHAPTER IX. NATURE IN HEBREW POETRY, AND IN HOMER.
12CHAPTER X. NATURE IN LUCRETIUS AND VIRGIL.

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