{"product_id":"wordsworths-philosophic-song-paperback-9780521123501","title":"Wordsworth's Philosophic Song (Paperback) 9780521123501","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWordsworth's Philosophic Song\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWordsworth's aspiration to 'philosophic song' changed the relations between philosophy and English poetry.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSimon Jarvis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521123501, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 19 November 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e284 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: 'Jarvis' Wordsworth's Philosophic Song is a rare example of a study that successfully moves beyond the historicist\/formalist wars by carefully and self-consciously close reading not only Wordsworth's poems and prose, but also the numerous philosophical, social and political sources used here to illuminate such work.' Bars Bulletin \u0026amp; Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWordsworth wrote that he longed to compose 'some philosophic Song\/Of Truth that cherishes our daily life'. Yet he never finished The Recluse, his long philosophical poem. Simon Jarvis argues that Wordsworth's aspiration to 'philosophic song' is central to his greatness, and changed the way English poetry was written. Some critics see Wordworth as a systematic thinker, while for others he is a poet first, and a thinker only (if at all) second. Jarvis shows instead how essential both philosophy and the 'song' of poetry were to Wordsworth's achievement. Drawing on advanced work in continental philosophy and social theory to address the ideological attacks which have dominated much recent commentary, Jarvis reads Wordsworth's writing both critically and philosophically, to show how Wordsworth thinks through and in verse. This study rethinks the relation between poetry and society itself by analysing the tensions between thinking philosophically and writing poetry.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Poetic thinking: the speculative element of Wordsworth's verse\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Counter-spirits: 1. Old idolatry\u003cbr\u003e 2. From idolatry to ideology\u003cbr\u003e 3. Materialism of the beautiful\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Common Day: 4. Happiness\u003cbr\u003e 5. Infinity\u003cbr\u003e 6. Life\u003cbr\u003e 7. Light\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Imagination.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006551839000,"sku":"9780521123501","price":35.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521123501i_9addddaa-67b4-405f-93aa-1119c0983bdb.jpg?v=1691371779","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wordsworths-philosophic-song-paperback-9780521123501","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}