The Pedagogy of Place:Wordsworth's Humanistic Ecology in the Oxford AQA Anthology
Abstract
erature anthology through the critical lens of its unifying theme: Place. It argues that Wordsworth's treatment of specific, localized environ
mentsfrom the Wye Valley to the streets of Londontranscends mere description to establish a humanistic ecology. Within this framework,
physical places function systematically as a moral preceptor (Nutting, Michael), a catalyst for introspection (A Narrow Girdle, Elegiac Stan
zas), and a source of spiritual and imaginative sustenance (Tintern Abbey, Daffodils, Yarrow Unvisited, Westminster Bridge). This analysis
demonstrates how the anthology's curation illuminates Wordsworth's profound belief that our engagement with place is the fundamental me
dium for ethical,psychological, and spiritual refinement.
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Primary Source (The Anthology)
[1] Wordsworth, William. Oxford AQA International AS and A-level English Literature: Place in literary texts: Combined poetry selections
(v.4.0). Oxford University Press.
[2] "A Narrow Girdle of Rough Stones and Crags, " Oxford AQA Combined poetry selections (v.4.0),p.81-83 .
[3] "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, " Oxford AQA Combined poetry selections (v.4.0),p.100 .
[4] "Daffodils, " Oxford AQA Combined poetry selections (v.4.0),p.104 .
[5] "Elegiac Stanzas." Oxford AQA Combined poetry selections (v.4.0),p.105-107 .
[6] "Lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey." Oxford AQA Combined poetry selections (v.4.0),p.73-78 .
[7] "Michael." Oxford AQA Combined poetry selections (v.4.0),p.84-99 .
[8] "Nutting." Oxford AQA Combined poetry selections (v.4.0),p.79-80 .
[9] "Yarrow Unvisited." Oxford AQA Combined poetry selections (v.4.0),p.101-103 .
Secondary Sources
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/rcha.v4i3.9296
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