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Title: The Situation of Poetry by Robert Pinsky ISBN: 0-691-01352-7 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 October, 1978 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

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Comment: Robert Pinsky gave our commencement speech at Stanford in 1999. Captured by his wit and eloquence I got a copy of this book but promptly misplaced it in a move. Only recently did I have a chance to read it and how satisfying was the experience! Not only did Pinsky help me see some old favorites, such as John Keat's "Ode to a Nightingale", from a distinctively fresh perspective, he also introduced me to other unfamiliar works which I subsequently had the pleasure of reading further. The essays both serve as a comprehensive general survey and contain in-depth analyses of some key pieces -- it is amazing how much information the book conveys. Its style is crisp yet smooth, its language is poetic in its own charm, and the insights are sharp from both literature perspectives and philosophical angles. Great midnight read when "senses abandon their defenses" -- a truly intellectually stimulating experience that I would highly recommend.

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