Project Gutenberg 2008-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 155 Bradley, A. C. (Andrew Cecil) 1851 1935 Bradley, Andrew Cecil Poetry for Poetry's Sake An Inaugural Lecture Delivered on June 5, 1901 Produced by K. Nordquist, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Poetry for Poetry's Sake" by A. C. Bradley is an inaugural lecture delivered in the early 20th century, specifically in 1901, reflecting on the nature and value of poetry. This scholarly work belongs to the realm of literary criticism and aesthetics, centering on the idea that poetry holds intrinsic worth as an art form that should be appreciated for its own sake rather than for any external utility it might serve—such as moral instruction or emotional manipulation. Bradley, a professor of poetry at Oxford, engages with the theme of poetic value, emphasizing the importance of experiencing poetry in its essence, which combines both form and substance. In this lecture, Bradley defends the proposition that poetry should be appreciated as a self-contained entity, independent of the meanings or messages it conveys beyond its artistic composition. Throughout his discourse, he addresses common misunderstandings about the relationship between form and subject, arguing that reducing poetry to mere technicalities or external meanings undermines its aesthetic integrity. He posits that the poetic value lies within the poem itself—the unity of its language and meaning—rather than in the individual components that constitute it. By exploring the complexities of how poetry interacts with life, experience, and emotion, Bradley illustrates the distinctive nature of poetic experience and its vital place in human culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Poetry PN Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 81047 2025-07-10T06:48:32.107065 text/html 78260 2008-01-15T05:27:36 text/html 99371 2025-07-10T06:48:35.991064 application/epub+zip 98610 2025-07-10T06:48:33.698078 application/epub+zip 98609 2025-07-10T06:48:32.680094 application/epub+zip 193393 2025-07-10T06:48:37.732037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184078 2025-07-10T06:48:35.381084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160754 2022-09-11T09:21:27.960369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70132 2025-07-10T06:48:31.757088 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70012 2008-01-15T05:27:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70003 2008-01-15T05:27:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20858 2025-07-10T06:48:37.853043 application/rdf+xml 12553 2025-07-10T06:48:33.159065 image/jpeg 3587 2025-07-10T06:48:32.919067 image/jpeg 26646 2008-01-15T05:27:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 28831 2008-01-15T05:27:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 26630 2008-01-15T05:27:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 95028 2025-07-10T06:48:32.114071 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia