Project Gutenberg 2011-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 194 Bradley, A. C. (Andrew Cecil) 1851 1935 Bradley, Andrew Cecil 65008942 Oxford Lectures on Poetry Poetry for poetry's sake -- The sublime -- Hegel's theory of tragedy -- Wordsworth -- Shelley's view of poetry -- The long poem in the age of Wordsworth -- The letters of Keats -- The rejection of Falstaff -- Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra' -- Shakespeare the man -- Shakespeare's theatre and audience. Produced by Marius Masi, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Oxford Lectures on Poetry" by A. C. Bradley is a scholarly work composed of a series of lectures that explore the nature and essence of poetry, written in the early 20th century. The lectures primarily focus on the concept of "Poetry for Poetry's Sake," discussing how poetry functions independently of its instructional or moral values. The author, a former Professor of Poetry at Oxford, delves into the intricacies of poetic experience and offers insights into how poetry conveys meaning, particularly through the interplay of form and substance. The opening of the text introduces Bradley's ideas regarding the definition of poetry and its intrinsic value. He reflects on his role as a lecturer, briefly considering his predecessors while emphasizing the importance of understanding poetry in its essence beyond conventional expectations. He articulates that poetic value is not determined by the ulterior effects or moral lessons of poetry but lies in the imaginative experience that poetry offers. This sets the stage for his deeper analysis of the nature of poetry, inviting readers to rethink the way they engage with poetic works and highlighting the transformative power of the poetic experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Criticism and interpretation PN Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 854284 854276 2024-09-15T13:12:52.957714 2023-09-16T06:44:16.774302 text/html text/html 864172 2011-07-17T17:46:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 307867 2011-07-17T17:46:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 370953 2024-09-15T13:13:08.123617 application/epub+zip 380507 2024-09-15T13:12:56.362692 application/epub+zip 377033 2024-09-15T13:12:54.569698 application/epub+zip 661658 2024-09-15T13:13:16.246558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614155 2024-09-15T13:13:06.408603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597130 2022-09-16T17:29:09.211711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 744247 744149 2024-09-15T13:12:50.983702 2023-09-16T06:44:15.112229 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 744045 2011-07-17T17:46:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 281183 2011-07-17T17:46:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 744063 2011-07-17T17:46:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 281107 2011-07-17T17:46:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20914 2024-09-15T13:13:16.407580 application/rdf+xml 12515 2024-09-15T13:12:54.993706 image/jpeg 3804 2024-09-15T13:12:54.783664 image/jpeg 354502 2024-09-15T13:12:53.039713 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 en.wikipedia