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 movements and is of immediate relevance to great environmental issues today. Challenging the orthodoxies of new historicist criticism, Jonathan Bate sets a new agenda for the study of Romanticism in the 1990s.
| ISBN: | 9780415856652 |
| Publication date: | 4th December 2014 |
| Author: | Jonathan Bate |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 131 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Revivals |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary companions, book reviews and guides Applied ecology Poetry |
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 movements and is of immediate relevance to great environmental issues today. Challenging the orthodoxies of new historicist criticism, Jonathan Bate sets a new agenda for the study of Romanticism in the 1990s.
Romantic Ecology features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, Applied ecology, Poetry
Romantic Ecology is available in Paperback
Romantic Ecology was written by Jonathan Bate and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Romantic Ecology has 131 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Revivals series
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