![]() ![]() Incursions…in the wake of the Benedictine Important miscellany of the form goes backĪllegories, wisdom poetry, and most notably, aĪrgued that the Christian message in the Exeter BookĬultural anxiety…a depiction of otherness andĪmbiguity to reflect English concern about theĪctual or potential threat posed by Viking The Anglo-Saxon world, riddles were closelyĪllied with the wit (of wisdom), an empiricalĭevice similar to the kennings of Germanic (the Greek word “ainissesthai” means to speakĪnglo-Latin literary tradition, whose recorded Ordinary meaning is overtly changed or turned Significance from childish rhymes to ribald Stimulate a mental activity in connection Clearly, Northrup Frye serves as an authority: Ways we can generalize the function of riddles That range from his youthful dark lyrics toĬonversion, coupling his poetic gifts with aĬlerical texts (e.g., the eleventh century Exeter Book), Philosophical trope to examine the uniqueĬhanges (yet remarkable stylistic constants) Original usage of the riddle as prosodic and Merwin from “movement” grouping to stress his The purpose of this essay is to single out ![]() Of the Transcendentalists-an ecologicallyĪlthough this connection has some validity, Has also postulated him as another descendant ![]() Often been affiliated with the “Beat” poets of Perplexed us with surrealistic images of ourĬelebrate this major artist, whose authorityĪnd scope are dimmed by the reticence that hasĬritics and fellow poets, but his work demands Perplexed us for over five decades: stunned us The traits discernible in Merwin’s poetic FlashPoint would like to thank Julie Procopiow Todd for permission to publish this essay. It is complete, although it is offered with the caveat that Norma, no doubt, would have lavished it with a final polish. In looking over this essay for publication it seemed best to leave it in its current state. She had completed the full draft and had passed it on to a colleague for comment shortly before diagnosis of a serious illness from which she would never recover. This was Norma’s final piece of academic writing. Merwin, the focus of the current essay, was perhaps her major interest, and her belief in the merit and profundity of his work is clear by the tone she uses to argue his importance. Her research focused on 20th century poetry by mainstream figures such as John Berryman, Elizabeth Bishop, and Robert Lowell, along side poets from the alternative mid century “new poetry” such as Alan Ginsberg and Gary Snyder, and one of their predecessors, William Carlos Williams. Norma Procopiow (1931-2012) taught for many years in the writing program at the University of Maryland, College Park, and after semi-retiring continued teaching writing and literature courses at Columbia Union College. "For a Coming Extinction", The Exeter Book,Įditor’s Note: Dr. Norma Procopiow - The Poetics of Riddle in W.S.Merwin’s Poetry ![]()
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