The Effulgence Within: Poetry is admittedly to Act upon the Emotions

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Sunday, September 24, 2023

Poetry is admittedly to Act upon the Emotions

The British philosopher and economist, John Stuart Mill wrote this essay ' Thoughts on Poetry and its Varieties' in 1832, when he was twenty-six. A man of sharp intellect, it is a careful analysis of his views on the different kinds of poetry he read during his time. (An off-course information - the... Sign in to see full entry.

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