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In this programme Arnold Kettle, Professor of Literature at the Open University, examines the less familiar aspect of the poet, his "concern, all through his life, not only with man as a part ...of nature, but with the big public issues of the day - social, political, intellectual." And he traces Wordsworth's association with the Radicals of his day, and especially with Godwin "a formidable figure: a sage who operated on at least three levels: as philosopher at three guineas; as best-selling novelist at ten-and-six, and as purveyor of personal advice - gratis.
In this programme Arnold Kettle, Professor of Literature at the Open University, examines the less familiar aspect of the poet, his "concern, all through his life, not only with man as a part ...of nature, but with the big public issues of the day - social, political, intellectual." And he traces Wordsworth's association with the Radicals of his day, and especially with Godwin "a formidable figure: a sage who operated on at least three levels: as philosopher at three guineas; as best-selling novelist at ten-and-six, and as purveyor of personal advice - gratis.
| Module code and title: | A202, The age of revolutions |
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| Item code: | A202; 13 |
| Recording date: | 1971-03-31 |
| First transmission date: | 17-04-1972 |
| Published: | 1972 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:05 |
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| Producer: | Patricia Hodgson |
| Contributors: | Edward Chapman; Hugh Dixon; Denys Hawthorn; Arnold Kettle |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Poet |
| Master spool number: | TLN13FM168J |
| Production number: | TLN13FM168J |
| Available to public: | no |
