The Future Poetry
CONTENTS
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THE FUTURE POETRY
PART ONE
Chapter I
The Mantra
Chapter II
The Essence of Poetry
Chapter III
Rhythm and Movement
Chapter IV
Style and Substance
Chapter V
Poetic Vision and the Mantra
Chapter VI
The National Evolution of Poetry
Chapter VII
The Character of English Poetry – 1
Chapter VIII
The Character of English Poetry – 2
Chapter IX The Course of English Poetry – 1 Chaucer and the Poetry of External Life Chapter X The Course of English Poetry – 1 Elizabethan Drama Shakespeare and the Poetry of the Life-Spirit Chapter XI The Course of English Poetry – 3 Chapter XII The Course of English Poetry – 4 Chapter XIII The Course of English Poetry – 5 Chapter XIV The Movement of Modern Literature – 1 Chapter XV The Movement of Modern Literature – 2 Chapter XVI The Poets of the Dawn– 1 Chapter XVII The Poets of the Dawn– 2 Byron and Wordsworth Chapter XVIII The Poets of the Dawn– 3 Chapter XIX The Victorian Poets Chapter XX Recent English Poetry – 1 Chapter XXI Recent English Poetry – 2 Chapter XXII Recent English Poetry – 3 Chapter XXIII Recent English Poetry – 4 Chapter XXIV New Birth or Decadence?
The Course of English Poetry – 1
Chaucer and the Poetry of External Life
Chapter X
Elizabethan Drama
Shakespeare and the Poetry of the Life-Spirit
Chapter XI
The Course of English Poetry – 3
Chapter XII
The Course of English Poetry – 4
Chapter XIII
The Course of English Poetry – 5
Chapter XIV
The Movement of Modern Literature – 1
Chapter XV
The Movement of Modern Literature – 2
Chapter XVI
The Poets of the Dawn– 1
Chapter XVII
The Poets of the Dawn– 2
Byron and Wordsworth
Chapter XVIII
The Poets of the Dawn– 3
Chapter XIX
The Victorian Poets
Chapter XX
Recent English Poetry – 1
Chapter XXI
Recent English Poetry – 2
Chapter XXII
Recent English Poetry – 3
Chapter XXIII
Recent English Poetry – 4
Chapter XXIV
New Birth or Decadence?
THE FUTURE POETRY PART TWO
The Ideal Spirit of Poetry
The Sun of Poetic Truth
The Breath of Greater Life
The Soul of Poetic Delight and Beauty
The Power of the Spirit
The Form and the Spirit
The Word and the Spirit
Conclusion
Appendixes to The Future Poetry
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