PREFACE TO LYRICAL BALLDS William Wordworths views of
PREFACE TO LYRICAL BALLDS William Wordworth’s views of poetry and the poet Alessandra Giolo -5 c- A. S. 2009 -2010
PREFACE TO LYRICAL BALLADS The Preface to lyrical Ballads is a text of literary criticism and it is considered the Manifesto of Romanticism. It deals with: n n The content f poetry The language of poetry The identity of the poet The definition of the poetry Alessandra Giolo -5 c- A. S. 2009 -2010
THE CONTENT OF POETRY Incidents and situation from common life, low and rustic life n Describe this fact with immagination n To make them interesting by tracing in them the way we associate ideas in a state of excitement n Ordinary things presented in unusual aspect n Alessandra Giolo -5 c- A. S. 2009 -2010
LANGUAGE OF THE POEM Language really used by man n Familiar, plain and simple n The language of low classes should be purified from defects and disgusts n Alessandra Giolo -5 c- A. S. 2009 -2010
THE IDENTITY OF THE POET He is a men speaking to men n He is more lively sensubily, with a great knowledge of human nature, a more comprehensive soul n He is impelled to create passions where he does not find them. n Alessandra Giolo -5 c- A. S. 2009 -2010
THE DEFINITION OF POETRY It is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings n Poetry is born out of emotions recollected in tranquillity n Poetry’s ultimate goal is pleasure n Alessandra Giolo -5 c- A. S. 2009 -2010
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