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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2023

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Ullrich Langer: Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Summary

Intro: The introduction surveys the definition of “lyric” and the aspects of lyric poetry and lyric episodes in prose that run throughout the book, such as slowness, suspension, detail, and person, along with irony and reasoning. It also sketches out the human abilities elicited by the examined texts.

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Intro: lyric human abilities death pleasure happiness mimetic representation empathy person

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Information: Lyric Humanity from Virgil to Flaubert , pp. 1 - 13

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009225236.001 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2023

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Introduction
Ullrich Langer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Book: Lyric Humanity from Virgil to Flaubert
Online publication: 11 February 2023
Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009225236.001

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