The purpose spontaneity, emotions and personality serve in Wordsworth’s theory of poetry.

  MASTER’S DEGREE IN ENGLISH (MEG-5)

BRITISH NOVEL

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Course Code: MEG-05

Assignment Code: MEG-05/TMA/2023-24 

Max. Marks: 100 

Answer all questions.

2. Examine the purpose spontaneity, emotions and personality serve in Wordsworth’s theory of poetry.

Ans:

William Wordsworth, one of the most prominent figures of the Romantic movement, articulated a revolutionary theory of poetry that emphasised the role of spontaneity, emotions, and individual personality. In his preface to the second edition of "Lyrical Ballads," co-authored with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Wordsworth outlined his views on poetry, asserting that it should be rooted in the experiences of everyday life and reflect the authentic emotions and perceptions of the poet. Wordsworth's theory of poetry challenges the neoclassical conventions of his time and lays the foundation for a new poetic sensibility that celebrates the subjective experience of the individual..

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