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Letters of Sri Aurobindo (On Poetry and Literature) Third Series Contents Pre-Contents Foreword Section One The Process, Form and Substance of Poetry   1. Three…

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Sri Aurobindo is now universally recognised as a Master-mystic and philosopher and a great poet, but very few know that he is also a literary…

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-02_Foreword.htm

FOREWORD   The letters of Sri Aurobindo included in the present volume deal with a subject different from that of his letters already published in…

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-03_The Process, Form and Substance of Poetry.htm

SECTION ONE THE PROCESS, FORM AND SUBSTANCE OF POETRY   Three Elements of Poetic Creation.   POETRY, if it deserves the name at all, comes…

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-04_Sources of Poetic Inspiration and Vision.htm

SECTION TWO SOURCES OF POETIC INSPIRATION AND VISION— MYSTIC AND SPIRITUAL POETRY   Sources of Poetic Inspiration   ALL poetry is mental or vital or…

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-05_Poetic Rhythm and Technique.htm

SECTION THREE POETIC RHYTHM AND TECHNIQUE Two Factors in Poetic Rhythm IF your purpose is to acquire not only metrical skill but the sense and…

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-06_Translation of Poetry.htm

SECTION FOUR TRANSLATION OF POETRY Two Ways of Translating Poetry THERE is no question of defective poetry or lines. There are two ways of rendering…

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-07_Modern Poetry.htm

SECTION FIVE MODERN POETRY Contemporary English Poetry (1) I ADMIT I have not read as much of "modern" (contemporary) poetry as I should have—but the…

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-08_Indo-English Poetry.htm

SECTION SIX INDO-ENGLISH POETRY Achievement of Indo-English Poetry— Literary Decadence in Europe THE idea that Indians cannot succeed in English poetry is very much in…

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-09_Appreciation of Poetry and Art.htm

SECTION SEVEN APPRECIATION OF POETRY AND ART   Appreciation of Poetic Value I DO not know why your correspondent puts so much value on general…

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