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Can I read The Uses Of Poetry on EtoBox?
The Uses Of Poetry by Denys Thompson; D Thompson is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Uses Of Poetry about?
This is an account of the part played by poetry in the life of man from earliest times to the present. Older than prose, it was the vehicle for his technology, history, philosophy and science; it helped him feel at home in his environment; it was the social element between him and his fellows. Mr Thompson explores these many facets in the earlier chapters of his book, and then goes on to consider the impact of printing when in his view poetry became subtler but ceased to be a popular possession.
Who reads The Uses Of Poetry?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Denys Thompson; D Thompson
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 1978
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521292870
- Category
- literary studies
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Poetry, Literary Criticism
- Updated
- 2026-03-25