I. A. Richards quotes

“It is never what a poem says that matters, but what it is.”
-- I. A. Richards

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“A book is a machine to think with.”
-- I. A. Richards

Source : I.A. Richards (2003). “Principles of Literary Criticism”, p.7, Routledge

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“Poetry is a perfectly reasonable means of overcoming chaos.”
-- I. A. Richards

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“In the simplest formulation, when we use a metaphor we have two thoughts of different things active together and supported by a single word, or phrase, whose meaning is a resultant of their interaction.”
-- I. A. Richards

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“We want to do something and a definition is a means of doing it. If we want certain results then we must use certain meanings or definitions. But no definition has any authority apart from a purpose, or to bar us from other purposes.”
-- I. A. Richards

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“Contempt is a well-recognized defensive reaction.”
-- I. A. Richards

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“We believe a scientist because he can substantiate his remarks, not because he is eloquent and forcible in his enunciation. In fact, we distrust him when he seems to be influencing us by his manner.”
-- I. A. Richards

Source : John Constable, I. A. Richards (2013). “Princ Literary Criticism”, p.300, Routledge

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“Thought is metaphoric, and proceeds by comparison, and the metaphors of language derive therefrom.”
-- I. A. Richards

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“Art does not exist for politics, or for instruction- it exists primarily for pleasure, or it is nothing.”

Source : FaceBook post by A.S. Byatt from Jun 30, 2010

“As a kid, I was always into art at the same time as computers, and eventually I realised I was making more interesting stuff with my keyboard than with my hands. I really enjoyed modifying computer games more than playing them, so that got me into programming.”

“The traditional difficulty of balancing the mechanical with the imaginative schools of photography still operates. In schools of photography meaningful art education is often lacking and on the strength of their technical ability alone students, deprived of a richer artistic training, are sent forth inculcated with the belief that they are creative photographers and artists. It is yet a fact that today, as in the past, the most inspiring and provocative works in photography come as much (and probably more) from those who are in the first place artists.”

“Poetry is unfallen speech. Paradise knew no other, for no other would suffice to answer the need of those ecstatic days of innocence.”

Source : Abraham Coles (1885). “The Life and Teachings of Our Lord in Verse: Being a Complete Harmonized Exposition of the Four Gospels, with Original Notes Textual Index, Etc. Two Volumes in One, Vol. 1 -- The Evangel (second Edition), Vol. 2 -- The Light of the World”

“... passion for survival is the great theme of women's poetry.”

“A poet cannot be a Party member ... without paying the price.”

“A poem round and perfect as a star.”

“Poets are mysterious, but a poet when all is said is not much more mysterious than a banker.”

Source : Allen Tate (1999). “Essays of Four Decades”, Isi Books

“The selection of a book-plate is such a serious matter.”

“Nothing new here, except my marrying, which to me is a matter of profound wonder.”