Books by Bida D. Scudder.

A LISTENER IN BABEL. Crown 8vo, $1.50. THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT IN THE MODERN ENGLISH POETS. Crown 8vo, $1.75. SOCIAL IDEALS IN ENGLISH LETTERS. Crown 8vo, $1.75.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION.

I. SCIENCE AND THE MODERN POETS.

1. THE MIGHT OF SCIENCE

Democracy, Science and Art

The Idea Absent

The Idea Present and Justified

4. THE REALISTIC TEMPER

Summary

5. DANGERS AND SAFEGUARDS

II. WORDSWORTH AND THE NEW DEMOCRACY

Exponent of the New Order

"Lyrical Ballads" and its Promise

The Experience of Wordsworth a Prophetic

Loyalty and Despondency

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1935