Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical BalladsRosenkilde and Bagger, 1957 - 204 pages |
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... merely repeats Wordsworth's postulate : it serves merely as a caveat against con- ventional poeticisms ; as a definition of Wordsworth's language , because , again , it merely repeats his postulate : it means no more than that his ...
... merely repeats Wordsworth's postulate : it serves merely as a caveat against con- ventional poeticisms ; as a definition of Wordsworth's language , because , again , it merely repeats his postulate : it means no more than that his ...
Page 71
... merely unsuccessful poet or poetic method . Thus the accounts given by Gerard and Duff® take it more or less for ... mere " descriptions " of passion , but do not concede the possibility of partial failure and a resulting mixed genre ...
... merely unsuccessful poet or poetic method . Thus the accounts given by Gerard and Duff® take it more or less for ... mere " descriptions " of passion , but do not concede the possibility of partial failure and a resulting mixed genre ...
Page 186
... Merely " in terms of human feelings " ( such as those just listed ) ; not , as Garrod ( pp . 168 , 185 ) over- ingeniously interprets , " in terms of human passions that have been spiri- tualized . " For the " passions and thoughts and ...
... Merely " in terms of human feelings " ( such as those just listed ) ; not , as Garrod ( pp . 168 , 185 ) over- ingeniously interprets , " in terms of human passions that have been spiri- tualized . " For the " passions and thoughts and ...
Contents
PREFACE | 11 |
The Theory of Metre | 31 |
The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings | 40 |
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