{"id":3779,"date":"2013-07-13T01:51:11","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=3779"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:51:11","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:51:11","slug":"02-foreword-vol-03-third-series-1949","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/01-works-of-sri-aurobindo\/02-other-editions\/letters-of-sri-aurobindo\/03-third-series-1949\/02-foreword-vol-03-third-series-1949","title":{"rendered":"-02_Foreword.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nFOREWORD<\/b><\/i> <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nThe letters of Sri Aurobindo included in the present
\nvolume deal with a subject different from that of his letters
\nalready published in the first two volumes in this Series.
\nThese earlier volumes contained letters relating to the
\nphilosophy, psychology and practice of his system of Integral Toga; the present volume is confined only to letters
\ndealing with literary topics, especially those connected with the
\ncreation and critical appreciation of poetry. Sri Aurobindo
\nis now well known as a Master-mystic and philosopher and a great poet but very
\nfew know that he is also a literary critic of exceptionally fine discernment and
\nunfailing judgment. The faculty of poetic creation is not necessarily combined
\nwith the faculty of poetic appreciation and often a distinguished creator of
\npoetry may be a poor judge of his own or other poets\u2019 work, but in Sri Aurobindo
\nthere is a unique combination of both in a remarkably high degree. His main work
\nin the field of poetic criticism, however, lies embedded in a long series of
\narticles published under the title "The Future Poetry\u201d in 
\nthe monthly philosophical journal ”Arya\u201d which he conducted
\nduring the years 1914 to 1921, but this journal has long<\/i> <\/font><\/p>\n

\niii<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\nBecome defunct and it may take many years before these
\narticles are resurrected and made available to the public.<\/i> <\/font><\/p>\n

\nThe letters in the present volume reveal a different
\ncategory of Sri Aurobindo’s writing on the subject
\n<\/b>of
\n<\/b>literary and poetic criticism. They were not intended
\n<\/b>to
\n<\/b>give any systematic and exhaustive treatment of the subject
\nbut were written by way of comments or explanatory remarks<\/i> to a few of his disciples who were writing poetry under
\nfits inspiration and direction and who used to submit their
\nwork to him for guidance and help, incidentally putting
\nhim various questions regarding the inspiration and vision,<\/i> the form and technique or the style and substance of poetry
\nfind sometimes more general questions about literature and
\nart. A very large corpus of this writing relates to a critical
\nexamination and appraisement of particular lines or phrases of poems of his poet-disciples but as it would be unintelligible unless read along with the original poems it has been
\nhere left out as unsuitable for publication. Only those letters
\nhave been selected for inclusion in this volume which discuss poetry or literature in a general way. They have been
\narranged and grouped under separate sections so as to construct, from these occasional comments made on the works
\nof different poets at different times, as complete a picture
\nas possible of Sri Aurobindo’s views on the main issues
\nin the field of literary creation and appreciation.<\/i> <\/font><\/p>\n

\nThe intention in making these letters available to the
\npublic is that the illuminating advice which Sri Aurobindo<\/i> <\/font><\/p>\n

\niv<\/font><\/p>\n

\n

\ngave to his few poet-disciples may also prove helpful to
\nothers who have a true impulse of literary creation and are
\nin need of sure guidance to direct it on right lines. They
\nwill prove of especial help to those who are attempting to
\nwrite spiritual and mystical poetry, for here Sri Aurobindo is not only a supreme Master himself but also a leader
\nand. guide to all who wish to explore the endless vistas of
\nthe infinite Spiritual Muse.<\/i> <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n23-6-1949 <\/font><\/p>\n

\n
\nK, H, G.<\/i><\/font>
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

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