Essays From the North American Review
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But the difficulty is, that instead of coming forward as bold, original thinkers, they have imbibed the degenerate spirit of modern English poetry. They have hitherto been imitators either of decidedly bad, or of at best very indiffer- ent models. It has been the fashion to write strong lines — to aim at point and antithesis. This has made writers turgid and extravagant. Instead of ideas they give us merely the signs of ideas. They erect a great bridge of words, pom- pous and imposing, where th...ere is hardly a drop of thought to trickle beneath. Is not he who thus apostrophizes the clouds, " Ye posters of the wakeless air ! " quite as extrava- 330 DEFENSE OF POETRY.
gant as the Spanish poet who calls a star a " burning doub- loon of the celestial bank " ? (" Doblon ardiente del celeste banco ! ") This spirit of imitation has spread far and wide. But a few years ago what an aping of Lord Byron exhibited itself throughout the country! It was not an imitation of the brighter characteristics of his intellect, but a mimicry of his sullen misanthropy and irreligious gloom.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But the difficulty is, that instead of coming forward as bold, original thinkers, they have imbibed the degenerate spirit of modern English poetry. They have hitherto been imitators either of decidedly bad, or of at best very indiffer- ent models. It has been the fashion to write strong lines — to aim at point and antithesis. This has made writers turgid and extravagant. Instead of ideas they give us merely the signs of ideas. They erect a great bridge of words, pom- pous and imposing, where th...ere is hardly a drop of thought to trickle beneath. Is not he who thus apostrophizes the clouds, " Ye posters of the wakeless air ! " quite as extrava- 330 DEFENSE OF POETRY.
gant as the Spanish poet who calls a star a " burning doub- loon of the celestial bank " ? (" Doblon ardiente del celeste banco ! ") This spirit of imitation has spread far and wide. But a few years ago what an aping of Lord Byron exhibited itself throughout the country! It was not an imitation of the brighter characteristics of his intellect, but a mimicry of his sullen misanthropy and irreligious gloom.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 to read onlineMoreLess
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