“His Muse (it cannot be denied, and without this we cannot explain its character at all) is a levelling one. … More
Tag: William Wordsworth
231. (Erich Auerbach)
Not only can be it said that art happens in history, but that history happens within each work of art. … More
202. (William Wordsworth)
Unlike Samson, whose strength returns with his hair and whose blindness, though indignity and infirmity, is not absolute impotence, Wordsworth’s … More
154. (William Wordsworth)
For Wordsworth, the ontological unity of which humankind forms a part at times inspires a longing for division, and at times … More
106. (Alexander Pope)
Wordsworth, conceding that he knew some thousand lines of Pope’s poetry by heart, set him nonetheless “at the foot of … More
59. (William Wordsworth)
Late in his life, in a letter to an inquiring William Rowan Hamilton, Wordsworth stressed the “innumerable minutiae” upon which … More
51. (William Wordsworth)
Those able to read poetry in silence are capable of imagining the sound of a poem’s voice; the comparison to … More
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