Project Gutenberg 2014-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 85 Trapp, Joseph 1679 1747 Prælectiones poeticae. English Lectures on Poetry Read in the Schools of Natural Philosophy at Oxford Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Lectures on Poetry" by Joseph Trapp is a scholarly work written in the mid-18th century. This collection of lectures, delivered at Oxford, explores the art and principles of poetry, emphasizing its significance and the depth of its craft. The book is likely to appeal to readers interested in the study of literature, particularly those who seek to understand the rules and aesthetic values that underpin poetic expression. The opening of the text sets the stage for Trapp’s exploration of poetry as an esteemed and noble pursuit that merits serious study in academia. He expresses gratitude to those responsible for establishing this academic position and recognizes the complex nature of poetry, highlighting its historical, philosophical, and aesthetic dimensions. Trapp argues that poetry is not only an art form that imitates nature and human emotion but also holds deep connections to morality, virtue, and the divine. He addresses the challenges of defining poetry while preparing to delve into specific genres and principles, suggesting that poetry serves both to instruct and to delight its audience—a theme that will likely resonate throughout the lectures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45420/45420-h/images/cover_image.jpg en Poetry -- Early works to 1800 PN Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 990935 990944 2024-09-19T06:10:49.578750 2023-09-19T17:18:18.292854 text/html text/html 1006690 2014-04-16T10:14:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 414075 2014-04-16T10:14:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 434307 2024-09-19T06:11:10.437589 application/epub+zip 451925 2024-09-19T06:10:52.489687 application/epub+zip 397345 2024-09-19T06:10:50.995918 application/epub+zip 780482 2024-09-19T06:11:20.493574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 894671 2024-09-19T06:11:08.801579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 840526 2022-09-20T17:46:21.684561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 680208 2024-09-19T06:10:45.220701 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 680103 2014-04-16T10:14:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 265140 2014-04-16T10:14:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17395 2024-09-19T06:11:20.738516 application/rdf+xml 16784 2024-09-19T06:10:51.243689 image/jpeg 2634 2024-09-19T06:10:51.121665 image/jpeg 408466 2024-09-19T06:10:49.650681 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