Robert Southey, Thalaba the Destroyer

Southey contrasts the musicality he seeks for his poem with that which characterizes the verses of improvisatori.

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Author:
Southey, Robert
Date Written:
1800
Language:
English
Publication Title:
Thalaba the Destroyer
Article Title:
Preface
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Publisher:
Longman and Rees
Place of Publication:
London
Date Published:
1801

Text:

I do not wish the improvisatorè tune, but something that denotes the sense of harmony, something like the accent of feeling … like the tone which every Poet necessarily gives to Poetry.

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