Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 161 Atkins, Elizabeth 1891 1962 Atkins, Mary Elizabeth Atkins, Beth The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years Reading ease score: 58.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Phil McLaury, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Poet's Poet: Essays on the Character and Mission of the Poet" by Elizabeth Atkins is a collection of essays that contemplates the self-perception and societal roles of poets in English verse over the last one hundred and fifty years, likely written in the early 20th century. The core topic concerns the introspective revelations and aesthetic philosophies voiced by the poets themselves regarding their personal identities and artistic missions, attempting to find unity in their varied perspectives while acknowledging contradictions in their notions of poetic character. The opening of the text sets the stage for a critical examination of the poet's dilemma regarding self-awareness and self-importance. Atkins argues that while poets seek to transcend their own egos and reveal a higher truth through their work, many of them inadvertently center their poetry on themselves, leading to an "egocentric circle" that hinders their artistic expression. This paradox prompts a deeper discussion on the responsibilities and failures of poets to communicate profound truths without revealing too much of their individual selves, illustrating the tension between personal identity and the ideals of poetic creativity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry English poetry -- History and criticism American poetry -- History and criticism PR PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 624770 624631 2024-10-04T05:01:25.494854 2023-10-04T05:28:12.743455 text/html text/html 624763 624624 2024-10-04T05:01:25.912862 2023-10-04T05:28:13.016449 text/html text/html 338260 2024-10-04T05:01:38.613748 application/epub+zip 347250 2024-10-04T05:01:30.217792 application/epub+zip 298781 2024-10-04T05:01:28.702857 application/epub+zip 717051 2024-10-04T05:01:44.384754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 662649 2024-10-04T05:01:37.498772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485367 2022-09-04T08:02:26.495225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554558 554470 2024-10-04T05:01:24.947872 2023-10-04T05:28:12.195505 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 553944 2020-12-30T23:55:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 216715 2020-12-30T23:55:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 553976 2020-12-30T23:55:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 216587 2020-12-30T23:55:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21296 2024-10-04T05:01:44.523722 application/rdf+xml 26370 2024-10-04T05:01:29.254803 image/jpeg 4849 2024-10-04T05:01:28.978812 image/jpeg 336058 2024-10-04T05:01:25.967834 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