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Quotation from Principles of Literary Criticism by I. A. Richards
“It is evident that the bulk of poetry consists of statements which only the very foolish would think of attempting to verify.”
Principles of Literary Criticism, Chapter XXXV. Poetry and Beliefs (Project Gutenberg #73827)
Richards's argument that poetry is not to be judged by the truth of its statements.
Citation: "It is evident that the bulk of poetry consists of statements which only the very foolish would think of attempting to verify." — I. A. Richards, Principles of Literary Criticism, Chapter XXXV. Poetry and Beliefs (Project Gutenberg #73827). (id richards-principles-of-literary-criticism-q3)
