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37 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
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Beautiful writing about beautiful writing.
Is there any critic of fiction or poetry better than Helen Vendler? I always avoided poetry, thinking it the literary equivalent of green vegetables. But in these essays, Vendler calmly and precisely explains what works about a certain poem. Vendler's close reading and teacherly - but never condescending - voice made me want to read more poems, yes, but more than...
Published on March 16, 1999
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1 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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An honest appraisal.
Although I'm a lover of books, always have been, I've never written a review before, mostly b/c nothing I've read has really moved me to do so. . . until now. I have to say, I've patiently worked through this book for several months now and have trudged through a good portion of it. Folks, this is bad. I mean, REALLY bad!! The entire book is nothing more than...
Published on March 13, 2008 by David Michaels
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37 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful writing about beautiful writing.,
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This review is from: The Music of What Happens: Poems, Poets, Critics (Paperback)
Is there any critic of fiction or poetry better than Helen Vendler? I always avoided poetry, thinking it the literary equivalent of green vegetables. But in these essays, Vendler calmly and precisely explains what works about a certain poem. Vendler's close reading and teacherly - but never condescending - voice made me want to read more poems, yes, but more than anything, they made me want to read more Vendler. Vendler's interpretive theory would probably be criticised as hopelessly 'undertheorized' new criticism, but that is part of its charm. In her way, Vendler has convinced me of the value and beauty of literary creation.
1 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
An honest appraisal.,
This review is from: The Music of What Happens: Poems, Poets, Critics (Paperback)
Although I'm a lover of books, always have been, I've never written a review before, mostly b/c nothing I've read has really moved me to do so. . . until now. I have to say, I've patiently worked through this book for several months now and have trudged through a good portion of it. Folks, this is bad. I mean, REALLY bad!!
The entire book is nothing more than Ms. Vendler pontificating just to hear herself pontificate. She slings personal opinion around like candy. The entire read is exceedingly boring, poorly argued, stuffy, and taught me absolutely nothing about poetry. Steer clear is my advice. |
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The Music of What Happens: Poems, Poets, Critics by Helen Vendler (Paperback - January 1, 1989)
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