The Mind of a Poet: A Study of Wordsworth's Thought with Particular Reference to "The Prelude"JHU Press, 3 feb. 2020 - 318 sidor Originally published in 1941. This book stresses the transcendental, rather than purely aesthetic, qualities of William Wordsworth's work. It argues that the unusual aspects of Wordsworth's mind are not isolated and did not seem to him fanciful or merely personal; they were, for him, so many paths, difficult to find and harder to follow, yet leading to the great central truth that is the goal of all humankind's loftier strivings. |
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... Infinity and God,” and of a “mighty Mind” as one “that feeds upon infinity”; he declared “the highest bliss That flesh can know” is the consciousness of being habitually infused by the One; and he recorded the “bliss ineffable” that ...
... Infinity and God,” and of a “mighty Mind” as one “that feeds upon infinity”; he declared “the highest bliss That flesh can know” is the consciousness of being habitually infused by the One; and he recorded the “bliss ineffable” that ...
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... Infinity and God.”8 Wordsworth's poetry, he tells us, is “the spousal verse Of this great consummation”;9 that is, he wished that it should bring about this marriage in the minds of its readers and through this marriage and through ...
... Infinity and God.”8 Wordsworth's poetry, he tells us, is “the spousal verse Of this great consummation”;9 that is, he wished that it should bring about this marriage in the minds of its readers and through this marriage and through ...
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... infinity in the palm of his hand; “immeasurable thoughts” and “far-stretching views into eternity” are mere self-delusion; such phrases and the description of a mighty mind as “one that feeds upon infinity, That is exalted by ...
... infinity in the palm of his hand; “immeasurable thoughts” and “far-stretching views into eternity” are mere self-delusion; such phrases and the description of a mighty mind as “one that feeds upon infinity, That is exalted by ...
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... infinity, and the mysteries of being. Yet Wordsworth would never have said with Sir Thomas Browne, “Where I cannot satisfy my reason, I love to humour my fancy”;15 he was not a rhapsodic, vague, expansive person; though passionate he ...
... infinity, and the mysteries of being. Yet Wordsworth would never have said with Sir Thomas Browne, “Where I cannot satisfy my reason, I love to humour my fancy”;15 he was not a rhapsodic, vague, expansive person; though passionate he ...
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The Mind of a Poet: A Study of Wordsworth's Thought with Particular ..., Volym 1 Raymond Dexter Havens Fragmentarisk förhandsgranskning - 1941 |
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