Project Gutenberg 2011-02-14 Public domain in the USA. 120 Mordell, Albert 1885 1965 The Literature of Ecstasy Reading ease score: 56.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by David Edwards, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Literature of Ecstasy" by Albert Mordell is a treatise on poetic expression written in the early 20th century. The author explores the concept of poetry, advocating for a broad interpretation that encompasses not just traditional verse but also emotional prose that captures the essence of ecstasy. The work aims to redefine poetry beyond conventional metrics, arguing that the emotional intensity and personal expression of the writer should be the primary criteria for what constitutes poetry. At the start of the book, Mordell critiques traditional views of poetry, which often equate it exclusively with form and rhythm. He argues that true poetry is rooted in emotional experience and can manifest in prose as well as verse. He emphasizes that poetry should not be limited by academic standards but instead recognized for its ability to evoke deep emotional responses. The opening chapters lay the groundwork for an expansive definition of poetry, suggesting that much of our prose literature contains "poetic" elements when it stirs the reader's emotions and connects with the human experience of ecstasy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry Ecstasy PN Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 597665 597666 2024-10-15T04:48:24.150134 2023-09-15T10:24:10.252445 text/html text/html 580937 2021-01-25T16:40:19 text/html; charset=utf-8 199175 2021-01-25T16:40:19 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 283562 2024-10-15T04:48:35.512061 application/epub+zip 289336 2024-10-15T04:48:26.982132 application/epub+zip 289335 2024-10-15T04:48:25.306068 application/epub+zip 526279 2024-10-15T04:48:41.534495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479021 2024-10-15T04:48:34.197029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438940 2022-09-16T07:56:35.774821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496544 2024-10-15T04:48:22.392139 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496315 2011-02-14T09:29:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 185498 2011-02-14T09:29:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 496274 2011-02-14T09:29:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 185408 2011-02-14T09:29:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 496302 2011-02-14T09:29:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185265 2011-02-14T09:29:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22424 2024-10-15T04:48:41.678536 application/rdf+xml 12987 2024-10-15T04:48:25.917149 image/jpeg 3761 2024-10-15T04:48:25.610122 image/jpeg 264465 2024-10-15T04:48:24.196143 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog