Baker, James V.2022-12-132022-12-131971-12197114050903https://hdl.handle.net/10657/12951Biblical influence reflected in Wordsworth's work and in the moral and social character of his sense of mission is a dominant factor in shaping the poet's early life and thought. An examination of his characteristic mode of perception through analogy with Martin Buber's dialectic of relation reveals, first, a strong similarity in experience and response and, second, a world-view which may be traced to a common source in the Old Testament, to Hebraism as the origin of both Judaism and Christianity. Hebraism accounts for that quality which causes many readers to sense in Wordsworth's work a nonChristian mode of thought and helps to establish a valid premise upon which to view the whole of his life and work as consistently dedicated to a mission founded upon and defined by Hebraic elements underlying his religious faith and social ethics.application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. Section 107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Thesisreformatted digital