Bibliograph

William Wordsworth’s Golden Age Theories during the Industrial Revolution in England, 1750–1850, by Mark Keay

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Label

William Wordsworth’s Golden Age Theories during the Industrial Revolution in England, 1750–1850, by Mark Keay

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

William Wordsworth’s Golden Age Theories during the Industrial Revolution in England, 1750–1850

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

53164735

Responsibility statement

by Mark Keay

Series statement

Springer

Summary

Wordsworth's romantic critique of industrial life and society was backward-looking. His 'Golden Age ideal' of pastoral life and rural relationships falls within the scope of English 'populism' as found among the middle ranks of small independent producers and their idealogues. Furthermore his rural education and up-bringing in the remote North of England explain his long-term shift from radical and whig reformer to tory placeman in the years 1789 to 1832 as well as his relative demise as a poet.--, Provided by publisher

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