Monday, January 24, 2011

Belinsky - The Poetry of Reality

Belinsky outlines the precepts of Realistic Poetry, asserting that art must have a close connection to life and nature.

  • Poetry should reflect reality, providing a realistic view of life without idealism or romanticism
  • The subject of poetry should always be the human being, and the deepest reflection on humanity is deciphering his intellect
  • Reality must be presented in stark truth, without adornment with emotion or reflection, because unaltered truth is beauty

"We demand not the ideal of life, but life as it is...it is equally beautiful, good or bad, precisely because it is true"

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