{"product_id":"wordsworths-thanksgiving-ode-in-context","title":"Wordsworth's 'Thanksgiving Ode' in Context","description":"\u003cp\u003eWordsworthÕs ÔThanksgiving OdeÕ expresses the poetÕs sentiments on the final outcome of the Napoleonic Wars. It is possibly WordsworthÕs most notorious poem, widely criticized for its alleged bellicosity and for one line in particular, addressed to God: ÔYea, Carnage is thy DaughterÕ. Richard Gravil argues that the poem is a strenuous exercise in Christian Thanksgiving, appropriate to the close of two decades of global war. Its tone is reflective and self-searching, not bellicose, as befits a poet who called the Battle of Waterloo Ôa hideous routÕ. Its thought is grounded in the Old Testament, as were the numerous sermons preached on the morning of 18 January 1816, a ÔDay Appointed for a General ThanksgivingÕ. \u003cbr\u003e\nThe booklet explicates the poemÕs demanding argument, and places it alongside a range of sermons offered by the Bishop of London, Anglican vicars, a Canadian rector, a Vicar Apostolic and a Unitarian Minister, united in thanksgiving at the close of what was, in reality, the first World War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Saddle Stitch","offer_id":44217702351009,"sku":"bcramer4780","price":24.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1z45nz4v-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1713658079","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/wordsworths-thanksgiving-ode-in-context","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}