Romantic ecology : Wordsworth and the environmental tradition / Jonathan Bate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bate, Jonathan, author.

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850--Knowledge--Natural history.

Wordsworth, William.

Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850--Political and social views.

Environmental policy--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Environmental policy.

Pastoral poetry, English--History and criticism.

Pastoral poetry, English.

Environmental policy in literature.

Ecology in literature.

Nature in literature.

Romanticism--England.

Romanticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 131 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxon [England] : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1991, Romantic Ecology reassesses the poetry of William Wordsworth in the context of the abiding pastoral tradition in English Literature. Jonathan Bate explores the politics of poetry and argues that contrary to critics who suggest that the Wordsworth was a reactionary who failed to represent the harsh economic reality of his native Lake District, the poet's politics were fundamentally 'green'. As our first truly ecological poet, Wordsworth articulated a powerful and enduring vision of human integration with nature which exercised a formative influence on later conservation

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. A Language that is Ever Green; 2. The Economy of Nature; 3. The Moral of Landscape; 4. The Naming of Places; Notes; Index

Notes:

First published in 1991 by Routledge.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 16, 2013).

ISBN:

1-135-08946-9

0-203-79884-8

9780203798843

OCLC:

862610733