Purity of diction in English verse.
| Author/creator | Davie, Donald |
| Other author | Davie, Donald inscriber. |
| Other author | Henn, T. R. (Thomas Rice), 1901-1974, former owner. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Chatto & Windus, 1952. |
| Description | viii, 211 pages ; 20 cm |
| Subjects |
| Physical medium | 8vo. |
| Contents | The diction of English verse -- The chastity of poetic diction -- The language of the tribe -- Poetic diction and prosaic strength -- The classicism of Charles Wesley -- "The vanity of human wishes" and "De vulgari eloquentia" -- "To speak but what we understand -- Diction and invention: a view of Wordsworth -- Coleridge and improvised diction -- Shelley's urbanity -- Hopkins as a decadent critic -- Landor's shorter poems. |
| Local note | Joyner Wright Coll. copy inscribed "Tom Rice Henn, with gratitude & affection, Donald A. Davie, Dublin, December 1952" on front fly-leaf. Laid in: holograph note from Stuart Wright giving background on Tom Rice Henn and Donald Davie. In original dust jacket. Stuart Wright Book Collection #216.3. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Wright Coll. copy gift of Stuart Wright, 2016 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Davie, Donald. Purity of diction in English verse. London, Chatto & Windus, 1952 |
| LCCN | a 53006202 |