Project Gutenberg 2011-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 170 Austin, Alfred 1835 1913 67022053 The Bridling of Pegasus: Prose Papers on Poetry Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Bridling of Pegasus: Prose Papers on Poetry" by Alfred Austin is a collection of essays exploring the principles of poetry, written in the early 20th century. The author, who served as Poet Laureate of England, analyzes various elements of poetry, arguing for the adherence to established canons of literary criticism, emphasizing the necessity of musicality and clarity in poetic works. Through his writings, Austin seeks to clarify the confusion that contemporary literary criticism has created in the public perception of poetry. The opening of the book introduces the central premise that the decline of authoritative literary standards has led to a diluted understanding of what constitutes great poetry. Austin vividly argues that true poetry must possess both melodiousness and lucidity, suggesting that the essential qualities of great poets and their works have been overshadowed by an influx of lesser talents. He sets out to restore the concept of enduring standards in poetry, illustrating his points with references to historical poets and their lasting influence, emphasizing the need for clarity in understanding poetic texts without the obscurity that has unfortunately emerged in modern literary critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Poetry PN Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 497516 2025-07-14T10:42:28.577856 text/html 507047 2021-01-07T13:38:56 text/html 273048 2025-07-14T10:42:38.991324 application/epub+zip 278202 2025-07-14T10:42:32.597853 application/epub+zip 267847 2025-07-14T10:42:31.010841 application/epub+zip 511915 2025-07-14T10:42:43.161331 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479006 2025-07-14T10:42:37.549841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420693 2022-09-16T08:38:30.188789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457161 2025-07-14T10:42:27.817929 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 456791 2021-01-07T13:38:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 456811 2021-01-07T13:38:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20471 2025-07-14T10:42:43.292286 application/rdf+xml 15328 2025-07-14T10:42:31.524871 image/jpeg 3585 2025-07-14T10:42:31.266840 image/jpeg 177847 2021-01-07T13:38:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 187235 2021-01-07T13:38:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 177666 2021-01-07T13:38:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 258861 2025-07-14T10:42:28.615898 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