Wordsworth's Despotic Eye

Pacific Coast Philology Pub Date : 2019-11-13 DOI:10.5325/pacicoasphil.54.2.0252

Kathleen Lundeen

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Abstract:In The Prelude, William Wordsworth explores the complexity of seeing, in light of the density of filters through which we access the world, and invites the question of whether literature and art, as mediators, enable or subvert the moral witnessing of crises. In the course of his exploration, he declares the eye to be the "most despotic" of the senses, which reveals that the problem of mediation goes well beyond the presence of cultural filters. This article enters the ongoing conversation on the politics of mediation by presenting Wordsworth's epic as a postmodern experiment on whether it is possible to know existence free of filters and whether such an aspiration serves the interests of humanity.

查看原文本刊更多论文

华兹华斯的专横之眼

摘要:在《序曲》中，威廉·华兹华斯探讨了观看的复杂性，通过我们进入世界的密集过滤器，并提出了文学和艺术作为调解者，是促进还是颠覆危机的道德见证的问题。在他的探索过程中，他宣称眼睛是感官中“最专制的”，这表明调解的问题远远超出了文化过滤器的存在。本文通过将华兹华斯的史诗作为一种后现代实验，探讨是否有可能了解没有过滤器的存在，以及这种渴望是否符合人类的利益，从而进入了关于调解政治的持续讨论。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Pacific Coast Philology LITERATURE-

CiteScore

0.10

自引率

0.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： Pacific Coast Philology publishes peer-reviewed essays of interest to scholars in the classical and modern languages, literatures, and cultures. The journal publishes two annual issues (one regular and one special issue), which normally contain articles and book reviews, as well as the presidential address, forum, and plenary speech from the preceding year''s conference. Pacific Coast Philology is the official journal of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association, a regional branch of the Modern Language Association. PAMLA is dedicated to the advancement and diffusion of knowledge of ancient and modern languages and literatures. Anyone interested in languages and literary studies may become a member. Please visit their website for more information.