Virtuosity: risk and excess in poetic form
Auteur :
Darcy, Ailbhe
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009323703
Date de publication :
31 juil. 2026
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This Element examines how contemporary poets reimagine virtuosity as a mode of poetic performance. It argues that virtuosity is a strategic choice, one a poet may enter at specific moments, in specific forms, to heighten the reader's experience. Certain forms are virtuosic, inviting expectations of difficulty, display, and compositional drama.