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And what is the very essence of poetry if it is not this 'metaphorical language'-this marking of the before unapprehended relations of things?

Owen Barfield

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Owen Barfield
Age: 99 †
Born: 1898
Born: November 9
Died: 1997
Died: December 14
Philosopher
Poet
Writer
London
England
Arthur Owen Barfield
Things
Marking
Metaphorical
Relations
Relation
Essence
Poetry
Language

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