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Thoughts On Poetry, Alexandra B. Gustafson
Thoughts On Poetry, Alexandra B. Gustafson
Senior Independent Study Theses
The subject of this three-part project is poetry. More specifically, the project is a collection of thoughts about poetry, the language of poetry, and poetry-as-philosophy.
In its introductory section can be found a description of two competing accounts of language: referent theory, and meaning-is-use. While the latter seems a more complete picture on the whole, or so I assert, one must wonder: does it account for all the ways we use language? Specifically, can it account for the language of our main subject—poetry?
I assert not. In this vein, the second part of the project attempts to do what …