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Notes and Commentaries

Volume 02, Number 1 (1977)

Lampman Could Tell his Frog from his Toad: A Note on Art versus Nature

  • Barrie Davies
Soumise
mai 22, 2008
Publié-e
1977-01-01

Résumé

A reply to Stan Dragland's article (SCL 1.2) offers a brief explication of some of the meanings and functions of Archibald Lampman's frogs and toads. The value of Lampman's poetry does not lie in a "realistic" but metaphorical presentation of natural scenery. Frogs serve as representations of the poet and his sought ideal.