Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical BalladsRosenkilde and Bagger, 1957 - 204 pages |
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... diction , and since the main characteristic of poetic diction as defined in the Appendix of 1802 is that it is traditional , it is possible that they are respectively the more and the less " disgusting " ( Appendix , 114 , textual n ...
... diction , and since the main characteristic of poetic diction as defined in the Appendix of 1802 is that it is traditional , it is possible that they are respectively the more and the less " disgusting " ( Appendix , 114 , textual n ...
Page 60
... poetic diction : he reaches the conclusion that poetic diction is that sort of language which uses figures of speech when they are not justified by passion . " The earliest poets of all nations " ( Appendix , 9 ) are conceived of as the ...
... poetic diction : he reaches the conclusion that poetic diction is that sort of language which uses figures of speech when they are not justified by passion . " The earliest poets of all nations " ( Appendix , 9 ) are conceived of as the ...
Page 195
... poetic diction appears to achieve " the end of Poe- try . " Cf. 19-22 above . 82-83 . This bold , if not arrogant , judgment carries the implication stated elsewhere , that Wordsworth's theories demand a revaluation of the Western poetic ...
... poetic diction appears to achieve " the end of Poe- try . " Cf. 19-22 above . 82-83 . This bold , if not arrogant , judgment carries the implication stated elsewhere , that Wordsworth's theories demand a revaluation of the Western poetic ...
Contents
PREFACE | 11 |
The Theory of Metre | 31 |
The Spontaneous Overflow of Powerful Feelings | 40 |
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