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Response to I need to know how to do a close reading of a poem

from Tom Carey (tomcarey@mindspring.com)
Robert Penn Warren and Cleanth Brooks wrote a textbook called Understanding Poetry. Warren used it in a class I took from him at Univ. of Minnesota in 1950. When I first saw it I groaned, too analytical, I thought. By the end of the course I was able to read poetry much more deeply than when I began. Of course Warren knew his trade.

I see that Amazon has the 4th ed. (1976) at $46.00!!! Look for a used copy.

(posted 9107 days ago)

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