The unremarkable Wordsworth / Geoffrey H. Hartman ; foreword by Donald G. Marshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartman, Geoffrey H.

Series:

Theory and history of literature ; v. 34.

Theory and history of literature ; v. 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature.

Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850--Criticism and interpretation.

Wordsworth, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fifteen essays draw upon a wide range of contemporary theoretical approaches, from psychoanalysis to structuralism, from deconstruction to phenomenology.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword: Wordsworth and Post-Enlightenment Culture; Introduction; 1. Wordsworth Revisited; 2. A Touching Compulsion; 3. Inscriptions and Romantic Nature Poetry; 4. False Themes and Gentle Minds; 5. Wordsworth and Goethe in Literary History; 6. Blessing the Torrent; 7. Words, Wish, Worth; 8. Diction and Defense; 9. The Use and Abuse of Structural Analysis; 10. ""Timely Utterance"" Once More; 11. The Poetics of Prophecy; 12. Elation in Hegel and Wordsworth; 13. Wordsworth before Heidegger; 14. The Unremarkable Poet; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8186-4

0-8166-1176-9

OCLC:

182732727