SABCL Set of 30 volumes
The Future Poetry Vol. 9 of SABCL 562 pages 1972 Edition
English

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Sri Aurobindo's principal work of literary criticism where he outlines the history of English poetry and explores the possibility of a spiritual poetry in the future.

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The Future Poetry

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Letters on Poetry, Literature and Art

  On Poetry

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Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo's principal work of literary criticism. In this work, Sri Aurobindo outlines the history of English poetry and explores the possibility of a spiritual poetry in the future. It was first published in a series of essays between 1917 and 1920; parts were later revised for publication as a book.

Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library (SABCL) The Future Poetry Vol. 9 562 pages 1972 Edition
English
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Part II

Letters on Poetry, Literature and Art




Poets - Mystics - Intellectuals




Dante and Milton

I don't think either can be called a mystic poet—Milton not at all. A religious fervour or a metaphysical background belongs to the mind and vital, not to a mystic consciousness. Dante writes from the poetic intelligence with a strong intuitive drive behind it.









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