How to Read Poetry?

How to Read Poem? In , Terry Eagleton discusses an important practice that is almost "dying" in literary criticism, poetry criticism. Of course, he does not suggest formulas or templates with impermeable boundaries. It reveals the functions, logic and purposes of criticism. The crisis in poetry criticism is looked at from different perspectives in the book. According to Eagleton, the current education system (literature education) also has a share that should not be underestimated in the decline of interest in poetry criticism and even in declaring the "death" of this practice. What is meant by literary education is a student who evaluates poetry through familiar "form" techniques and focuses only on rhymes, rhymes, and the movement of sounds; It is an attitude that highlights certain themes and ideas in the poem even after the so-called formal examination has been made. This is not an acceptable logic or strategy for Eagleton. In order for poetry criticism, which is an indispensable component of literary criticism, to recover, first of all, existing strategies must be criticized and abandoned. Poetry criticism, in the sense of giving meaning to poetry on a broader level of discourse and considering its relevance to history, politics and philosophy, constitutes an indispensable pillar of literary activity, and literary criticism should never compromise on this pillar.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 256

Year of Printing: 2015


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Details Publications

First Printing Year: 2015

Number of Pages: 256

Language Turkish