Rousseau v. Wordsworth/Neo-Classical v. Romantic
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A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares works by Rousseau and Wordsworth and argues that they are representative of their respective eras. In his Discourse on Inequality, the French neoclassical philosophy Jean-Jacques Rousseau examines the factors that create societal inequities in order to determine if there is any foundation for inequality between human beings based on principles of natural law. William Wordsworth addressed a similar topic in his poem “London, 1802,” as Wordsworth, like Rousseau, castigates societal values in this work. Examination of both works shows how each captures the general tendencies of the literary and philosophical tenor of their times, as Rousseau represents the neoclassical perspective, and Wordsworth’s views are representative of Romanticism. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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