{"product_id":"poetic-presence-and-illusion-essays-in-critical-history-and-theory-paperback","title":"Poetic Presence and Illusion: Essays in Critical History and Theory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMurray Krieger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrignally published in 1979.\u003ci\u003e Poetic Presence and Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e brings together Krieger's speculation on literature and its effect on the reader. The poem, Krieger argues, is an illusionary presence and an ever-present illusion. It exists for the reader, like a drama before an audience, only within an illusionary context. But the illusion should not be taken lightly as a false substitute for reality. It is itself a real and positive force: it is what we see and, as such, is constitutive of our reality, even if our critical faculty de-constitutes that reality by viewing it as no more than an illusion. The coupling of poetic presence and poetic illusion serves to describe the relationship between poetry as metaphor and the reader's sense of personal and poetic reality. Krieger examines the workings of selected Renaissance and contemporary poems with regard to this dual nature and evaluates the work of literary critics (himself included) who have been concerned with this doubleness. \u003ci\u003ePoetic Presence and Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e allows readers who have read Krieger's earlier work to understand the development of his critical position.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMurray Krieger\u003c\/b\u003e is University Professor of English at the University of California, Irvine. His many books include \u003ci\u003eEkphrasis: The Illusion of the Natural Sign\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWords about Words about Words: Theory, Criticism, and the Literary Text\u003c\/i\u003e, which are available from Johns Hopkins University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 354\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51793198743840,"sku":"9781421431284","price":81.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/615a43c35d73965c344b17778e6ea69f.webp?v=1780715986","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/poetic-presence-and-illusion-essays-in-critical-history-and-theory-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}