I just finished reading Bate's "Radical Wordsworth" which was an entertaining read, but strongly coloured by the author's own politics and ethics. Wordsworth's change from a "radical" of his time to a "conservative" was not discussed at all, only mentioned. I suspect that Wordsworth's conservatism had a lot to do with his sense of rootedness in the landscape and the importance of such a rootedness to a person's identity, but obviously, Bate didn't want to discuss such matters.
I wonder how did the romantics reconcile their particularized attention to the natural world with their commitment to exploring memory, emotion, and the unconscious?
According to romantic philosophy, the Absolute is the union of consciousness and nature. For most of the romantic poets, the Absolute is in some fashion the object of their wonder. See Schelling's Naturphilosophie and Kant's writing on the Sublime.
I'm reading Bate's book Radical Wordsworth right now; it's freshly non-academic and you can tell that Bate loves his subject matter and that he is himself a born storyteller. In this dark age, when Britain is quickly losing its culture and traditions and no more than one third of all school children in Birmingham are English children, Wordsworth's rootedness is more important as a model for us than ever.
Wonderful lecture. Wish we had more.
I just finished reading Bate's "Radical Wordsworth" which was an entertaining read, but strongly coloured by the author's own politics and ethics. Wordsworth's change from a "radical" of his time to a "conservative" was not discussed at all, only mentioned. I suspect that Wordsworth's conservatism had a lot to do with his sense of rootedness in the landscape and the importance of such a rootedness to a person's identity, but obviously, Bate didn't want to discuss such matters.
Excellent lecture. Great upload. Thank you.
Dim were my swimming eyes....how beautiful the picture is delicate
I wonder how did the romantics reconcile their particularized attention to the natural world with their commitment to exploring memory, emotion, and the unconscious?
According to romantic philosophy, the Absolute is the union of consciousness and nature. For most of the romantic poets, the Absolute is in some fashion the object of their wonder. See Schelling's Naturphilosophie and Kant's writing on the Sublime.
i kind of loved it , wish there were more
I'm reading Bate's book Radical Wordsworth right now; it's freshly non-academic and you can tell that Bate loves his subject matter and that he is himself a born storyteller. In this dark age, when Britain is quickly losing its culture and traditions and no more than one third of all school children in Birmingham are English children, Wordsworth's rootedness is more important as a model for us than ever.
good job keep up the good work
I have been advised that music is the chariot of emotion. I still write...I blush, unseen.
Very helpful and quite interesting lecture :D
Thank you.You have crosse some boundaries, Sir.
Crossed.. The demands of social order mean that I should type well.
According to Wordsworth, what is good poetry: its diction and subject matter; its origins and effect on readers?
It was simply great.
Thanks
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