Poetics and politics
Subtitle: the revolutions of Wordsworth
By: Yu Liu.
Series: Studies in nineteenth-century British literature ;; v. 12
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
Subjects: Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Political and social views.; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Revolutionary poetry, English -- History and criticism.; Political poetry, English -- History and criticism.; English poetry -- French influences.; Radicalism in literature.; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Foreign public opinion, British.; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Influence.
Description: Scholarship on Wordsworth has long been concerned with the relationship between his poetry and his politics. Poetics and Politics contributes significantly to the ongoing discussion by breaking through the "either-or" assumption that underwrites most theses. Dr. Liu focuses on the poetry of Wordsworth in the late 1790s and the early 1800s, exploring both his critique of a heroic model of political interventionism and his promotion of an egalitarian model of poet-reader cooperation.

In the context of Wordsworth's crisis of belief, this study shows how his poetic innovations constituted his daring and brilliant revaluation of his political commitment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-135) and index.