[T]he symbolist poet makes of the poem not a vehicle for views, … — Catholic Humanism and Modern Letters” The McAuley Lectures: Christian Humanism in Letters, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford Connecticut, (1954), p 52, reprinted in The Medium and the Light (1999), p 157.

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[T]he symbolist poet makes of the poem not a vehicle for views, ideas, feelings, but a situation which involves the reader directly in the poetic process. That is why he will always say that the poem is not about anything, it is something. It doesn't say anything, it does something.

Catholic Humanism and Modern Letters” The McAuley Lectures: Christian Humanism in Letters, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford Connecticut, (1954), p 52, reprinted in The Medium and the Light (1999), p 157.

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Year: 1954

Chapter: Symbolists