The Preface to Lyrical Ballads
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The Preface to Lyrical The Preface to Lyrical BalladsBallads
By William WordsworthBy William Wordsworth
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It is considered the manifesto of English Romantic poetry.
It describes its features and its purposes.
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The preface can be splitted in four main parts: The content.
The language.
The poet.
The poetry.
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Romantic poems should deal with “situations and incidents taken from low and rustic life”.
But they should describe daily life in an unusual way in order to make them more interesting and thrilling for who read.
The ContentThe Content
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The language should be the one “really used by men”.The reasons are:
It is the best way to express and to convey feelings.
It is the origin of all words.
It is used for its simplicity and its honestly.
The LanguageThe Language
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““He is a man speaking to men”,He is a man speaking to men”,and he can make poetry since:since: He is more sensitive than other men.He is more sensitive than other men. He has a deeper knowledge of human He has a deeper knowledge of human nature.nature. He is aware of his passions and rejoices He is aware of his passions and rejoices when thinking to them.when thinking to them. He can generate emotions where others He can generate emotions where others cannot find any.cannot find any.
The PoetThe Poet
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““Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”.powerful feelings”.
The poet writes poems after reliving a striking The poet writes poems after reliving a striking emotion through a memory.emotion through a memory.
The creative process needs tranquillity and The creative process needs tranquillity and peace. The poet has to be alone.peace. The poet has to be alone.
Imagination plays a fondamental role as Imagination plays a fondamental role as source of inspiration.source of inspiration.
The ultimate goal is pleasure.The ultimate goal is pleasure.
The PoetryThe Poetry
