The Life of William Wordsworth: A Critical Biography (Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies) Hardcover - 2014
by Worthen, John
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- Title The Life of William Wordsworth: A Critical Biography (Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies)
- Author Worthen, John
- Binding Hardcover
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 504
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons
- Date 2014-04-07
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0470655445.G
- ISBN 9780470655443 / 0470655445
- Weight 1.75 lbs (0.79 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 1.3 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Poets, English - 19th century, Wordsworth, William
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013039715
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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From the rear cover
BLACKWELL CRITICAL BIOGRAPHIES
"This is an original and richly informed life of the great poet, both sympathetic and skeptical. John Worthen has brought a fresh pair of eyes to many aspects of Wordsworth's biography, and the result is a vivid and persuasive account of a remarkable personality."
SEAMUS PERRY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
It is no secret that William Wordsworth's early years were marked by poverty. But just how important was a lack of money in shaping the poet's character and career? By delving deeply into the circumstances of Wordsworth's early years, biographer John Worthen reshapes our understanding of the great Romantic poet's most creative period of life and writing. We discover how rebellious and pig-headed the young Wordsworth needed to be in order to survive; we observe the critical role Dorothy played in unleashing her brother's poetic genius; we realize the importance of Lakeland's "Dove Cottage" to him (it was wonderfully cheap); we appreciate the nature of the great "philosophical" poem The Recluse, which occupied so much of Wordsworth's poetic career; and we understand the importance (far too often under-rated) of Samuel Taylor Coleridge to him. Scholarly and thought-provoking, The Life of William Wordsworth: A Critical Biography breathes new life into our understanding of the life and work of this great English poet.
