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misprision: a standalone construct

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misprision1 CONSTRUCTMisprisionBLOOM · LITERARY THEORY

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Literary theory

the strong misreading by which a later poet revises a precursor's poem, which Bloom treats as the engine of poetic history.

In literary theory, misprision refers to the strong misreading by which a later poet revises a precursor's poem, which Bloom treats as the engine of poetic history. This meaning comes from Bloom (1975) in A map of misreading.[1]

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References

  1. Bloom, H. (1975). A map of misreading. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195028096

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