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...economics major, and I’m sending him a copy of “Break, Blow, Burn.” If anyone can convince him that poetry’s value shouldn’t be measured by its impact on the GDP, it’s Camille Paglia, the university professor of humanities and media studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia...
...collection as a whole strikes a similar balance: the set of poems Paglia has chosen is definitely canonical (yes, plenty of dead white men), but her criticism is accessible and engaging...
...difficult to articulate to my economist friend exactly what makes a poem I love a great poem. That’s what Paglia does here. She has the patience and mastery to work slowly through each poem, explaining what the lines mean and analyzing their effects. Paglia’s approach is simple without being simplistic. From Shakespeare to Dickinson to Yeats to Plath, her criticism is readable and flawlessly done...
...same time, “Break, Blow, Burn” may function best as an introductory text. Poetry aficionados will admire the elegant economy with which Paglia lays out the central moves of each work. If there is a famous poem that a reader has never particularly enjoyed—for me, it was Wallace Stevens’ “Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock”—Paglia’s analysis will help the reader understand its merits. But, while her analysis will unquestionably enrich a reader’s understanding...
...four pages of analysis that Paglia allots to each poem, she can only accomplish so much. “Break, Blow, Burn” is a fun and smart read, but poetry lovers may prefer to delve into more focused criticism...