English Literature A-Level
The dignity of physical labour
What The dignity of physical labour means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of The dignity of physical labour
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The idea that truth and beauty are found in practical, physical engagement with the world rather than in abstract escapism, with the speaker finding profound satisfaction and sweetness in the labour.
Topics that use The dignity of physical labour
- Component 3: Poetry – Section B: Specified Poetry Pre- or Post-1900 – Post-1900 – The Modernist Period – The Great Modern Poets, editor Michael Schmidt (Quercus, 2014) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Aesthetic Distance
- Alienation
- Alienation and isolation
- Apathy and Indifference
- Art versus Reality
- Care and responsibility
- Child labour and lost innocence
- Childhood innocence
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