Assertion (A): Wordsworth's 'Preface to the Lyrical Ballads’ posits poetry as the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.”
Reason (R): Wordsworth advances this definition to establish that the essence of poetry resides fundamentally in high culture, thereby aligning with the humanist view espoused in cultural studies.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2
Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3
A is correct but R is not correct.
4
A is not correct but R is correct.