#recitation

The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read. ↗

— Lascelles Abercrombie

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But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving verbal beauty, or rather of making verbal beauty tell. ↗

— Lascelles Abercrombie

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The function of Theology? The recitation of the incomprehensible by the unspeakable to pick the pockets of the unthinking. ↗

— Robert Anton Wilson

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A compelling story, even if factually inaccurate, can be more emotionally compelling than a dry recitation of the truth. ↗

— Frank Luntz

#dry #emotionally #even #inaccurate #more

Poetry comes alive to me through recitation. ↗

— Natalie Merchant

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