Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical BalladsRosenkilde and Bagger, 1957 - 204 pages |
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... associations [ by a failure to use ' artificial distinctions of style ' ] than will be counterbalanced by any pleasure ... association it is connected with " a less excited state " ( 570 ) . Similarly , in the complex effect of poetry ...
... associations [ by a failure to use ' artificial distinctions of style ' ] than will be counterbalanced by any pleasure ... association it is connected with " a less excited state " ( 570 ) . Similarly , in the complex effect of poetry ...
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... association . The poet who deals with a " cheerful " passion and whose language is " incommensurate " with that passion will , if he knows his business , use a metre with " cheerful " associations ; and he will proceed similarly ...
... association . The poet who deals with a " cheerful " passion and whose language is " incommensurate " with that passion will , if he knows his business , use a metre with " cheerful " associations ; and he will proceed similarly ...
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... association ) " give importance to the action and situation . " Similarly , the situation of a hunt is not important in itself ; it is important in that it recalls to a childless father his loss and loneliness . Cf. Prel . , XII , 286-9 ...
... association ) " give importance to the action and situation . " Similarly , the situation of a hunt is not important in itself ; it is important in that it recalls to a childless father his loss and loneliness . Cf. Prel . , XII , 286-9 ...
Contents
PREFACE | 11 |
The Theory of Metre | 31 |
The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings | 40 |
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