Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The 2024 syllabus can be found here. This lecture for paid subscribers is about the life and work of William Wordsworth. It also contains a controversial discussion about the politics of the literary canon, an explanation of Wordsworth as the first neoconservative, a consideration of the idea that we are living through a revival of Romanticism today, a speculation that Wordsworth’s innovations lead logically to Instagram poetry, a denunciation of Romantic primitivism and the activist poetry of liberal guilt, a debunking of the myth of Romantic Luddism, a further investigation into Romantic hostility to nature, and more, to include much dramatic reading of verse. The first 10 minutes are free to all. Please like, share, comment, subscribe, tell a friend—and please enjoy! The slideshow corresponding to the lecture is below the paywall.
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