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Episode Synopsis
Topics discussed in this episode include:-My thanks for (past and future) rating and reviewing! -Art vs. Craft -The spectrum of creativity -Craft as all making, not rote production -The Romantic fallacy of art without craft -The case to abolish "art." -Utilitarian vs. Rhetorical craft -Horace's "Dulce Et Utile" -The secret third thing that Horatio had not dreamt of in his philosophy -The three functions of art -The Hedonic function ;) -Sensory, Cognitive, Emotional Pleasure-Let me teach you about the Noetic function. -Insight vs. Sensitization-What do YOU think of the Dialectical function? -Functional symbiosis -Individual functions in excess and isolation -A rubric for artistic evaluation -Collectivist Art (for us!) -Individualist Art (for me!) -Humanist Art (for the universal spirit of humankind!)Support the showBUY VERSECRAFT MERCH HERE. VISIT THE VERSECRAFT SUBSTACK HERE.Please subscribe, rate, and review! Thanks so much for listening.You can leave me a tip, support the podcast, or request a commission here! TikTok: @versecraftSend me a note at: [email protected] favorite poetry podcasts for: Sharp thoughts and cutting truths (Matthew): Sleerickets Lovely introspection and sensitive reflection (Alice): Poetry Says The landscape of Ohioan poetry (Jeremy): Poetry Spotlight Supported in part by The Ohio Poetry AssociationArt by David Anthony KlugList of the most common metrical feet: Iamb: weak-STRONG (u /)Trochee: STRONG-weak (/ u)Anapest: weak-weak-STRONG (u u /)Amphibrach: weak-STRONG-weak (u / u)Dactyl: STRONG-weak-weak (/ u u)Cretic: STRONG-weak-STRONG (/ u /)Pyrrhic: weak-weak (u u)Spondee: STRONG-STRONG (/ /)
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