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Discover the enchanting world of contemporary poetry with *Poetry and the Trace*, a superb collection of critical essays by esteemed poets and scholars. This engaging book delves into the intricate intersections of poetry and the philosophical concept of 'the trace', as coined by Derrida. Explore the ephemeral essence of poetry captured through its haunting melodies, where memory intertwines with loss and desire collides with melancholy. With a contributing selection of poets and critics, this collection presents dynamic reflections that will elevate your understanding of poetic language.
Published by Puncher and Wattmann in 2013, *Poetry and the Trace* invites readers to engage with poetry on a cerebral level. It reveals how serious literature acts as a cognitive enhancer, shifting mental pathways and creating new connections in the brain. Each essay offers a teasing meditation on the elusive trace of poetry, capturing its essence and the profound impact it has on our understanding of language. Perfect for poetry lovers, scholars, and anyone seeking a deeper appreciation of contemporary literary art.
This brand new edition, with ISBN 9781922186331, promises a fresh lens through which to view the complexities of poetic expression. With free delivery, we invite you to transform your reading experience. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922186331
Year: 2013
Publisher: Puncher and Wattmann
Description:
Poetry and the Trace is a compelling collection of critical essays by poets and scholars, offering fresh and teasing reflections on the art of contemporary poetry. As the volume's title declares, poetry is enmeshed with 'the trace', Derrida's 'mark of the absence of a presence'. The trace: glimpsed in the haunting evanescence of poetry, its quicksilver breath, its collisions between desire and melancholy, between memory and loss. The trace is poetry's musicality, its dance between distance and intimacy. In her non-definition of poetry's elusive trace, Rachel Blau du Plessis writes teasingly: Given: that things are mackled, spotted, stained: giventhat words are fat and juiced with jargon;given usage, whisk and turnplus the old effect, the dot that wove a net...Given this-Cannot present argument about trace So, we cannot pin trace, wriggling on the wall, but researchers testing the effects on the brain of reading can now identify another aspect of the trace spiralling into the future. They demonstrate what many readers of poetry have known intuitively: 'Serious literature acts like a rocket-booster to the brain... to shift mental pathways, to create new thoughts, shapes and connections...' (Philip Davis, University of Liverpool, 2013)."-Lyn McCredden "This fine collection will enlighten all poetry lovers, poets and scholars, with its dynamic, dexterous, and seductive readings of poetry and its traces. From moods, to afterimages, to glancing collisions with public speech, the transnational community of poets and critics brought together in this volume remind us persuasively of the otherworld of poetic language. A realm where it is every
Published by Puncher and Wattmann in 2013, *Poetry and the Trace* invites readers to engage with poetry on a cerebral level. It reveals how serious literature acts as a cognitive enhancer, shifting mental pathways and creating new connections in the brain. Each essay offers a teasing meditation on the elusive trace of poetry, capturing its essence and the profound impact it has on our understanding of language. Perfect for poetry lovers, scholars, and anyone seeking a deeper appreciation of contemporary literary art.
This brand new edition, with ISBN 9781922186331, promises a fresh lens through which to view the complexities of poetic expression. With free delivery, we invite you to transform your reading experience. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922186331
Year: 2013
Publisher: Puncher and Wattmann
Description:
Poetry and the Trace is a compelling collection of critical essays by poets and scholars, offering fresh and teasing reflections on the art of contemporary poetry. As the volume's title declares, poetry is enmeshed with 'the trace', Derrida's 'mark of the absence of a presence'. The trace: glimpsed in the haunting evanescence of poetry, its quicksilver breath, its collisions between desire and melancholy, between memory and loss. The trace is poetry's musicality, its dance between distance and intimacy. In her non-definition of poetry's elusive trace, Rachel Blau du Plessis writes teasingly: Given: that things are mackled, spotted, stained: giventhat words are fat and juiced with jargon;given usage, whisk and turnplus the old effect, the dot that wove a net...Given this-Cannot present argument about trace So, we cannot pin trace, wriggling on the wall, but researchers testing the effects on the brain of reading can now identify another aspect of the trace spiralling into the future. They demonstrate what many readers of poetry have known intuitively: 'Serious literature acts like a rocket-booster to the brain... to shift mental pathways, to create new thoughts, shapes and connections...' (Philip Davis, University of Liverpool, 2013)."-Lyn McCredden "This fine collection will enlighten all poetry lovers, poets and scholars, with its dynamic, dexterous, and seductive readings of poetry and its traces. From moods, to afterimages, to glancing collisions with public speech, the transnational community of poets and critics brought together in this volume remind us persuasively of the otherworld of poetic language. A realm where it is every