Vol.1, No 4, 1997 pp. 235 - 248
UDC:820.09-1

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INTRODUCING WORDSWORTH TWO CENTURIES
AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF LYRICAL BALLADS
Ratomir Ristić
Faculty of Philosophy, Niš, Yugoslavia 

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Abstract. This paper is the introductory part of the book written in the attempt to introduce William Wordsworth to students of English language and literature two centuries after the year of the publication of Lyrical Ballads that is almost unanimously taken as as the beginning of the English Romantic revival. Wordsworth's stature as the central figure of English Romanticism and father of modern poetry has been reconsidered in this paper according to the lasting appeal of his verse. His role of poet as prophet, guide and seer has been dealt with extensively in terms of his accomplishing the great task - to write his "song of humanity."

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UVOĐENJE WORDSWORTA DVESTA GODINA POSLE OBJAVLJIVANJA LIRSKIH BALADA Ovaj rad je uvodni deo knjige napisane kao pokušaj da se predstavi Vordsvort studentima engleskog jezika i književnosti dvesta godina posle objavljivanja Lirskih balada, što se jednodušno uzima kao početak engleskog romantizma. U radu se razmatra Vordswortova pojava kao centralne figure engleskog romantizma i začetnika moderne poezije u skladu sa trajnom lepotom i svežinom njegovog stiha. Njegovo shvatanje uloge pesnika kao proroka, vodiča i vizionara posmatrano je preko njegovog uspeha da obavi veliki zadatak i napise svoju "song of humanity."