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Wordsworth's Ethics (Paperback)
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Wordsworth's Ethics (Paperback)
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Why read Wordsworth's poetry - indeed, why read poetry at all?
Beyond any pleasure it might give, can it make one a better or more
flourishing person? These questions were never far from William
Wordsworth's thoughts. He responded in rich and varied ways, in
verse and in prose, in both well-known and more obscure writings.
Wordsworth's Ethics is a comprehensive examination of the Romantic
poet's work, delving into his desire to understand the source and
scope of our ethical obligations. Adam Potkay finds that Wordsworth
consistently rejects the kind of impersonal utilitarianism that was
espoused by his contemporaries James Mill and Jeremy Bentham in
favor of a view of ethics founded in relationships with particular
persons and things. The discussion proceeds chronologically through
Wordsworth's career as a writer-from his juvenilia through his
poems of the 1830s and '40s-providing a valuable introduction to
the poet's work. The book will appeal to readers interested in the
vital connection between literature and moral philosophy.
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