Later Romantics 2: Wordsworth and Milton

Published: Jan. 19, 2013, 4:32 p.m.

A comparison of the Invocation to Book 3 of Paradise Lost and The Intimations Ode, which we complete reading. \xa0Celestial light vs. the light of common day. \xa0The mirror image similarities Wordsworth explores: he (now) sees only those things visible to mortal\xa0sight, in contrast to Milton. \xa0Loss as gain and the fall from heaven in both poets.