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In *On Poetry and Poets*, T.S. Eliot explores how poetry functions within society, its musical qualities, and the distinctions between minor and classic works. He reflects on the relationship between poetry and drama and discusses the evolving frontiers of criticism. Eliot then turns to individual poets, offering concise studies of Virgil, Sir John Davies, John Milton, Samuel Johnson, Lord Byron, Johann Goethe, Rudyard Kipling, and William Pope, and considers their roles within the broader literary and critical tradition.
First publish date: 1957
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: T. S. Eliot
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