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Apr 29, 2016 · Orr makes his most original points, and finds his winningly self-skeptical voice, in the book’s four central chapters. All four work as discrete lessons on how to break into almost any poem; all four fail, exasperatingly but instructively, at cracking “The Road Not Taken.”
Jul 1, 2008 · It's concerned with a specific political situation; rooted in an identifiable political philosophy; addressing a particular political actor; written in language that can be understood and appreciated by its intended audience; and finally, offered in a public forum where it can have maximum persuasive effect.
Focusing on the political cultures and laws of the UK, the US and Australia, this book offers an historicised and generalised account of the intersection of electoral systems and the concepts of ritual, rhythm and the everyday, which form the basis of how we experience elections.
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Oct 24, 2008 · One of the great things about David Orr is the way he doesn't shy away from embarrassing questions, and the question that most embarrasses poets when the topic of poetry and politics comes up is that of efficacy.
He was a journalist, but turned to writing political biography, first of Robert Moses, [1] the powerful New York City government official, and now of Lyndon Johnson. [2] Johnson was not a lawyer. He was, surprisingly but very significantly, a school teacher, before he became involved in politics.
Research article. First published December 1973. Reflections on Totalitarianism, Leading to Reflections on Two Ways of Theorizing. Robert Orr View all authors and affiliations. Volume 21, Issue 4. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1973.tb00454.x. Contents. Get access. More. Get full access to this article.
Aug 20, 2015 · Aug. 20, 2015. David Orr has written the best popular explanation to date of the most popular poem in American history. That poem is “The Road Not Taken,” by Robert Frost, and its subject...
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