Is there a distinction between RK's poetry and his verse? (Apart from the
occasional contribution to calendars etc). I thought that this was
something of a red herring, possibly down to T S Eliot who admired RK but
couldn't quite bring himself to acknowledge him as a poet - too popular,
whether or not vulgar.
The other thought I had was that 'vulgar' might simply refer to his use
of slang and the vernacular.
I shouldn't think this will help translation, though!
ATB,
Alethea Amsden
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From: "John Radcliffe" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 1:51 PM
Subject: A definition
> Max Rives has asked:
>
> 'Do you think the mailbase would give me a definition of "vulgar" as
applied
> to the distinction between "poetry" and "verse" of Kipling's ? It is
> obviously not the same as in French, and dictionaries are not very
helpfull
> even the OED'.
>
> Can anyone help ?
>
> John R
>
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