Generally, I love Tennyson and Emily Dickinson; perhaps I go, as I do in literature, for the relevant and inspiring.
Poems that have had the greatest impact on me include Joaquin Miller's Columbus: particularly the stanza:
What shall I say, brave Admiral, say,
If we sight naught but seas at dawn?"
"Why, you shall say at break of day, 'Sail on! sail on! sail on! And on!'"(Derek, 2002, p.134)
Philosophers of literature argue regarding the impact literature may or may not have on the ethical psyche. Tolstoy's 'What is Art?" For instance, maintains that literature has a strong impact and, therefore, one should choose one's readings carefully. Plato asseverated, likewise, recommending literature as part of the diet of the Philosopher king. Ruskin, too, maintained that literature should be employed for the betterment of society, whilst in Confucian thought, Hsun Tzu vociferously maintains that although life is chaotic and people are born with an intrinsic bend to evil, the right kind of literature (i.e. works that are moral and inspiring) can potentially change one's nature. A major contemporary advocate on the psychological and moral effects of literature is Martha Nussbaum who, over and again, in works such as 'Love's Knowledge' argues that literature can have a profound effect on one's moral development, and that it can assist in problem solving on a general arena.
On the other hand, critics rant against this perceptive declaiming that such a viewpoint leads to government censoring of works, and that literature should exist for the pleasure of the person as Oscar Wilde influenced by Walter Pater proclaims. Indeed, most literature, to some point or other, could be seen as transgressing morals. In that manner, the Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition (2002) reversed the Child Pornography Prevention Act (CPPA) on the grounds...
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