Studies in Poetry The Visionary

In Studies in Poetry, J.M. Beach traces the history of poetry and poetic philosophy in the West. This book will give students a generalized, yet relevantly contemporary definition of poetry, through an in-depth exploration of several poet's major works and themes.

J. M. Beach has taught in the Center for Writing and Learning, the Department of English, and the Department of Philosophy at Oregon State University. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Education from Oregon State University, and has served as Site Director and Site Leader of the STARS (United Way, Boys & Girls Club, and the City of Corvallis) After School Program

Preface

vii

Introduction:

1

(16)

The Western Poetic Tradition

1: William Blake

17

(18)

2: George Gordon (Lord Byron)

35

(24)

3: Percy Bysshe Shelley

59

(28)

4: George Bernard Shaw

87

(28)

5: Henry David Thoreau

115

(48)

6: Walt Whitman

163

(36)

Appendix:

199

(44)

Variations on a Theme through Poetry: Visions, Visionaries, and the Human Condition

Selected Bibliography

243

(2)

Index

245

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