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Wordsworth's Ethics by Adam Potkay (2012, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-101421407086

ISBN-139781421407081

eBay Product ID (ePID)117272333

Product Key Features

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameWordsworth's Ethics

Publication Year2012

SubjectEthics & Moral Philosophy, Poetry, Semiotics & Theory, Subjects & Themes / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy

AuthorAdam Potkay

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2012-008906

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsIt is both a fine exposition of the workings of Wordsworth's verse, and a stirring defense of poetry, in an age in which the value of the humanities themselves is constantly being challenged., Overwhelment of a very positive sort is nevertheless the effect of Potkay's book on the reader. To the question posed at the outset-'Why read Wordsworth?'-he shapes through his eloquent, erudite and incisive close readings a compelling reply: we read Wordsworth because his verse sensitizes us to ethical engagement, to the kind of contact that enriches life., ""It is both a fine exposition of the workings of Wordsworth's verse, and a stirring defense of poetry, in an age in which the value of the humanities themselves is constantly being challenged."", Wordsworth's Ethics is a nuanced and carefully argued book that will command attention and respect from all romanticists... It is a great virtue of Potkay's book that without excessive reliance on the intentional fallacy, and with compelling new insights about important passages we thought we knew, its author is able to outline a system of thought that Wordsworth would almost certainly have endorsed., Wordsworth's Ethics is a nuanced and carefully argued book that will command attention and respect from all romanticists... It is a great virtue of Potkay's book that without excessive reliance on the intentional fallacy, and with compelling new insights about important passages we thought we knew, its author is able to outline a system of thought that Wordsworth would almost certainly have endorsed., In his mastery of ancient sources, the wider literary context, theories of ethics, and the critical heritage of studies on Romanticism, Potkay elucidates connections between and the importance of each area of inquiry.

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal821/.7

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Audition and Attachment 2. Close Encounters I 3. Close Encounters II 4. The Ethics of Things 5. Music versus Conscience 6. Captivation and Liberty in Poems on Music 7. The Moral Sublime 8. Independence and Interdependence 9. Surviving Death 10. The Poetics of Life Envoy Notes Works Cited Index

SynopsisA comprehensive examination that breathes new life into Wordsworth and the ethical concerns that were vital to his nineteenth-century readers. Why read Wordsworth's poetry--indeed, why read poetry at all? Beyond any pleasure it might give, can it make one a better or more flourishing person? These questions were never far from William Wordsworth's thoughts. He responded in rich and varied ways, in verse and in prose, in both well-known and more obscure writings. Wordsworth's Ethics is a comprehensive examination of the Romantic poet's work, delving into his desire to understand the source and scope of our ethical obligations. Adam Potkay finds that Wordsworth consistently rejects the kind of impersonal utilitarianism that was espoused by his contemporaries James Mill and Jeremy Bentham in favor of a view of ethics founded in relationships with particular persons and things. The discussion proceeds chronologically through Wordsworth's career as a writer--from his juvenilia through his poems of the 1830s and '40s--providing a valuable introduction to the poet's work. The book will appeal to readers interested in the vital connection between literature and moral philosophy., Why read Wordsworths poetryindeed, why read poetry at all? Beyond any pleasure it might give, can it make one a better or more flourishing person? These questions were never far from William Wordsworths thoughts. He responded in rich and varied ways, in verse and in prose, in both well-known and more obscure writings. Wordsworth's Ethics is a comprehensive examination of the Romantic poets work, delving into his desire to understand the source and scope of our ethical obligations. Adam Potkay finds that Wordsworth consistently rejects the kind of impersonal utilitarianism that was espoused by his contemporaries James Mill and Jeremy Bentham in favor of a view of ethics founded in relationships with particular persons and things. The discussion proceeds chronologically through Wordsworths career as a writerfrom his juvenilia through his poems of the 1830s and '40sproviding a valuable introduction to the poets work. The book will appeal to readers interested in the vital connection between literature and moral philosophy., Why read Wordsworth's poetry--indeed, why read poetry at all? Beyond any pleasure it might give, can it make one a better or more flourishing person? These questions were never far from William Wordsworth's thoughts. He responded in rich and varied ways, in verse and in prose, in both well-known and more obscure writings. Wordsworth's Ethics is a comprehensive examination of the Romantic poet's work, delving into his desire to understand the source and scope of our ethical obligations. Adam Potkay finds that Wordsworth consistently rejects the kind of impersonal utilitarianism that was espoused by his contemporaries James Mill and Jeremy Bentham in favor of a view of ethics founded in relationships with particular persons and things. The discussion proceeds chronologically through Wordsworth's career as a writer--from his juvenilia through his poems of the 1830s and '40s--providing a valuable introduction to the poet's work. The book will appeal to readers interested in the vital connection between literature and moral philosophy., Why read Wordsworths poetryindeed, why read poetry at all? Beyond any pleasure it might give, can it make one a better or more flourishing person? These questions were never far from William Wordsworths thoughts. He responded in rich and varied ways, in verse and in prose, in both well-known and more obscure writings. Wordsworth's Ethics is a ......

LC Classification NumberPR5892.E8P68 2013