William Wordsworth in Context

William Wordsworth in Context

by Bennett, Andrew

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"William Wordsworth's poetry responded to the enormous literary, political, cultural, technological and social changes that the poet lived through during his lifetime (1770-1850), and to his own transformation from young radical inspired by the French Revolution to Poet Laureate and supporter of the establishment. The poet of the 'egotistical sublime' who wrote the pioneering autobiographical masterpiece, The Prelude, and whose work is remarkable for its investigation of personal impressions, m…

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  • Full title :William Wordsworth in Context / edited by Andrew Bennett.

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"William Wordsworth's poetry responded to the enormous literary, political, cultural, technological and social changes that the poet lived through during his lifetime (1770-1850), and to his own transformation from young radical inspired by the French Revolution to Poet Laureate and supporter of the establishment. The poet of the 'egotistical sublime' who wrote the pioneering autobiographical masterpiece, The Prelude, and whose work is remarkable for its investigation of personal impressions, memories and experiences, is also the poet who is critically engaged with the cultural and political developments of his era"--

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  • Publication Date:2015.

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  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781139236188, 1139236180
  • oclc:ocn966193774
  • LC Classification:PR5893
  • Dewey Decimal:821/.7

Table of Contents

Part I. Life and works -- Part II. Reception and influence -- Part III. Literary traditions -- Part IV. Cultural and historical contexts.

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Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc Wordsworth, William

Writers

Bennett, Andrew

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