The Possibility of Love Explored Through the Poetry of William Wordsworth
Keywords:
Attachment, Buber, Connection, Emotion, Freud, Heart, Imagination, Interpretation, Lacan, Language, Loss, Love, Mourning, Nietzsche, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Reason, Ricoeur, Science, SolitudeAbstract
This paper addresses the poetry of William Wordsworth as a significant expression of literary romanticism. It argues for a more comprehensive understanding of the tenets of romantic poetry, and consequently for a greater acknowledgement of its contribution to human knowledge, human understanding and human development than has hitherto been recognized. In particular, the paper explores Wordsworthrsquo;s reflections on the role of love in human living, the obstacles to the experience of love and the essential necessity of love in human flourishing. The concentration on the concept of love enables the promotion of a strong argument in favour of a broader interpretation of romanticism than has been previously been accepted.Published
10-10-2008
How to Cite
O’Dwyer, K. (2008). The Possibility of Love Explored Through the Poetry of William Wordsworth. Cosmos and History: The Journal of Natural and Social Philosophy, 4(1-2), 178–201. Retrieved from http://cosmosandhistory.org/index.php/journal/article/view/105
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