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This chapter introduces the idea that there is an enduring relationship between poetry and magic and a history of poets who construe their art as akin to magical practice. It provides definitions of poetry and magic and situates magical and occult poetics as an underexamined yet significant strand within literary history. The chapter also identifies a revival of magical poetics in twenty-first century English poetry and outlines the scope and structure of the book.

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    2025年

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  • Daniel John Pilkington

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This chapter introduces the idea that there is an enduring relationship between poetry and magic and a history of poets who construe their art as akin to magical practice. It provides definitions of poetry and magic and situates magical and occult poetics as an underexamined yet significant strand within literary history. The chapter also identifies a revival of magical poetics in twenty-first century English poetry and outlines the scope and structure of the book.