English 2307E Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Torpor, Lyrical Ballads
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Includes what we have covered since coming back in january until what we will cover the class before the essay. In 1790, he took his first walking tour through the alps and parts of france. Lyrical ballads" poetry: wordsworth"s problem with the reigning model of poetry, lack of connection between the poetry and the audience. It can seem elitist instead of intimate: 18th century poetry is about your performance as a poet, your ability to display your classical learning. It is more about showing off your academic prowess than connecting with the audience. It is more showy and academic and as a result lacks feeling and authenticity: although technically brilliant, it doesn"t really have meaning or emotion. Wordsworth is often known as a nature poet because he wants to write in a natural way. The effects of urbanization, pollution, overpopulation, and visual culture (early forms of advertising and media) are beginning: wordsworth suggests poetry as a remedy.