English

The poet's charter; or, The book of Job

CONTENTS BOOK I GENESIS I. The Essence of Religion 3 II. Popular Theology 9 (a) The Fall of the Angels 13 (b) Conclusion 25 BOOK II JOB I. Introductory 29 (a) The Greatness of the Poem 32 (b) The Satan of the Prologue 39 (c) The Scene and Situation 50 II. The Colloquies 63 (a) The Friends' Accusation 65 (b) Job's Preliminary Answer 69 (c) Job's Principal Answer 75 (d) The Friends' Claim of Authority 80 (e) The Remainder of the Poem 93 BOOK III ARS HERETICA I. Introductory 101 II. The Consecration of Heresy 108 III. The Consecration of Poetry 120 BOOK IV THE POET A SEEKER AFTER GOD I. As the Prophet of Joy 129 II. As the Prophet of Love 139 (a) Manicheism 142 (b) The Influence of Love on Human Evolution 150 (c) "Purity" 153 (d) Scientific View of Ascetic Ideas 160 (e) The Superstition of the Marriage Rite 161 (f) A Digression Concerning the Nude in Art 170 (g) The Song of Solomon 174 (b) Conclusion 178 III. As Prophet of Imagination 183 BOOK V THE FAILURE OF MODERN POETRY I. Through Commercialism 195 II. Through Loss of the Sense of Relation and Proportion 209 III. Through False Ideas of Genius 216 (a) Genius Implies a Passionate General Diligence 217 (b) Genius Implies a Passionate

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