Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical BalladsRosenkilde and Bagger, 1957 - 204 pages |
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... matter , and Wordsworth's con- viction that the language used will always convey the matter as directly as it is now conveyed to the poet and his immediate audience , guarantee , for him , the permanent value of the poetry . Such a ...
... matter , and Wordsworth's con- viction that the language used will always convey the matter as directly as it is now conveyed to the poet and his immediate audience , guarantee , for him , the permanent value of the poetry . Such a ...
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... matter , by raising expectations of Miltonic matter and thought which never arrive.18 Combined with quasi - Miltonic language , it will often produce the effects aimed at by parodists like John Philips . The regularity of the metre ...
... matter , by raising expectations of Miltonic matter and thought which never arrive.18 Combined with quasi - Miltonic language , it will often produce the effects aimed at by parodists like John Philips . The regularity of the metre ...
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... matter of dramatic realism ( 316 ff . ) , and concludes , seemingly , that complete dramatic realism is neither attainable in practice by the poet ( 336 ff . ) , nor desirable , since it may be " painful or disgusting " ( 351-4 ; cf ...
... matter of dramatic realism ( 316 ff . ) , and concludes , seemingly , that complete dramatic realism is neither attainable in practice by the poet ( 336 ff . ) , nor desirable , since it may be " painful or disgusting " ( 351-4 ; cf ...
Contents
PREFACE | 11 |
The Theory of Metre | 31 |
The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings | 40 |
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