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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Compositionism : Plants, Poetics, Possibilities; or, Two Cheers for Fallacies, Especially Pathetic Ones!
Contributor:
McLANE, MAUREEN N.
imprint:
University of California Press, 2017
Published in:Representations
Language:
English
ISSN:
0734-6018;
1533-855X
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<p>Invoking Bruno Latour’s notion of “compositionism,” this essay proposes a “field theory” of poetry, exploring the use and abuse of plants as one crucial node for thinking about poiesis. Core cases include the traditionary ballads “The Three Ravens” and “Barbara Allen,” with nods to romantic and contemporary lyrics. The essay also considers en route the pathetic fallacy in light of ongoing debates about anthropomorphism and personification, and concludes with a meditation on “nighing” as a mode of composition.</p>