Vision and Resonance: Two Senses of Poetic Form by John Hollander

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In Vision and Resonance: Two Senses of Poetic Form, John Hollander explores how poetry operates through dual sensory experiences—visual and auditory. He argues that the form of a poem is not simply a static structure but a dynamic interplay between what the reader sees on the page and what they hear in the language’s musicality. The "vision" aspect emphasizes the poem's shape, arrangement, and visual symmetry, while "resonance" focuses on sound patterns, rhythm, and the emotional echoes created through aural elements. Hollander’s insightful analysis reveals how these two modes work together to deepen the reader’s engagement, making poetic form both a sensory and intellectual act.

In Vision and Resonance: Two Senses of Poetic Form, John Hollander explores how poetry operates through dual sensory experiences—visual and auditory. He argues that the form of a poem is not simply a static structure but a dynamic interplay between what the reader sees on the page and what they hear in the language’s musicality. The "vision" aspect emphasizes the poem's shape, arrangement, and visual symmetry, while "resonance" focuses on sound patterns, rhythm, and the emotional echoes created through aural elements. Hollander’s insightful analysis reveals how these two modes work together to deepen the reader’s engagement, making poetic form both a sensory and intellectual act.

Oxford Uni. Press 1975 first edition top corner of inside page has cut otherwise a very good copy with dustjacket intact and protected with cover overall fine to very good, clean copy internally/externally inquire for further photographs

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