Disowned by memory : Wordsworth's poetry of the 1790s
Informed by a knowledge of political thought and by close attention to poetic texture, Disowned by Memory is above all a study of moral psychology. The idea of personal consciousness which we now take for granted, yet which has been vital to the development of modern poetry, had much of its real beginning in Wordsworth. More than any other work of criticism, this book tells how that discovery occurred
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780226075563, 9780226075570, 0226075567, 0226075575
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Alienation and belonging to humanity
Political justice in The borderers
The French revolution and "Tintern Abbey"
Moral relations in the preface and two ballads
The trial of individuality
Historical catastrophe and personal memory