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On Naïve and Sentimental Poetry (Über naive und sentimentalische Dichtung) is a 1795–6 paper by Friedrich Schiller on poetic theory and the different types of poetic relationship to the world. The work divides poetry into two forms. Naïve poetry is poetry of direct description while sentimental poetry is self-reflective.
Sentimental poetry is a melodramatic poetic form. It is aimed primarily at stimulating the emotions rather than at communicating experience truthfully. Bereavement is a common theme of sentimental poetry. Friedrich Schiller discussed sentimental poetry in his influential essay, On Naïve and Sentimental Poetry.
Over the course of World War II, Miłosz's poetry evolved toward "poetic directness," a new poetic ethic in which the poet which was sovereign of the expectations of the reader and committed to providing the reader wisdom as the poet saw it. [21] Under this ethos, Miłosz produced The World: Naive Poems, a cycle of twenty
Naive and Sentimental Music is a symphonic work by American composer John Adams.The title of the work alludes to an essay by Friedrich Schiller, On Naïve and Sentimental Poetry, that contrasts a creative personality that creates art for its own sake (the "naïve") versus one conscious of other purposes, such as art’s place in history (the "sentimental"). [1]
Naivety (also spelled naïvety), naiveness, or naïveté is the state of being naive. It refers to an apparent or actual lack of experience and sophistication, often describing a neglect of pragmatism in favor of moral idealism. A naïve may be called a naïf.
Cover by Alexander von Liezen-Mayer, published by Theo. Stroefer’s Kunstverlag. The "Song of the Bell" (German: "Das Lied von der Glocke", also translated as "The Lay of the Bell") is a poem that the German poet Friedrich Schiller published in 1798.
A big focus for many of Cavafy's political poems consist of irony, or at times dramatic irony. [3] The first speaker appears to act in a naïve manner, and the second, in comparison, seems sophisticated. [3] In reality, as the conclusions implies, no citizen in the city is acting with solid or with enough information. [4]
Naive art also focuses on simplicity over subtlety [citation needed] and Oliver has been quoted as saying that Poetry "mustn't be fancy" but should instead be clear. [6] “In Blackwater Woods” comes third to last in this collection. In 1984 the collection won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. [1]