The drama of consciousness and maturation in the growth of a poet's
mind is traced from Wordsworth's earliest poems to The Excursion of
1814. Mr. Hartman follows Wordsworth's growth into
self-consciousness, his realization of the autonomy of the spirit,
and his turning back to nature. The apocalyptic bias is brought
out, perhaps for the first time since Bradley's Oxford Lectures,
and without slighting in any way his greatness as a nature poet.
Rather, a dialectical relation is established between his visionary
temper and the slow and vacillating growth of the humanized or
sympathetic imagination. Mr. Hartman presents a phenomenology of
the mind with important bearings on the Romantic movement as a
whole and as confirmation of Wordsworth's crucial position in the
history of English poetry. Mr. Hartman is professor of English and
comparative literature at the University of Iowa. "A most
distinguished book, subtle, penetrating, profound."—Rene Wellek.
"If it is the purpose of criticism to illuminate, to evaluate, and
to send the reader back to the text for a fresh reading, Hartman
has succeeded in establishing the grounds for such a renewal of
appreciation of Wordsworth."—Donald Weeks, Journal of Aesthetics
and Art Criticism.
General
Imprint: |
Yale University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2014 |
Authors: |
Geoffrey Hartman
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
448 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-300-21459-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-300-21459-6 |
Barcode: |
9780300214598 |
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