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William Wordsworth in Context
Hardback
Main Details
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William Wordsworth in Context
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Andrew Bennett
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Series | Literature in Context |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:360 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies - poetry and poets |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781107028418
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Classifications | Dewey:821.7 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
3 Halftones, unspecified; 3 Halftones, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
12 February 2015 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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. William Wordsworth in Context presents thirty-five concise chapters on contexts crucial for an understanding and appreciation of this leading Romantic poet. It focuses on his life, circle, and composition; on his reception and influence; on the significance of late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century literary contexts; and on the historical, political, scientific and philosophical issues that helped to shape Wordsworth's poetry and prose.
Author Biography
Andrew Bennett is Professor of English and Director of the Centre for Romantic and Victorian Studies at the University of Bristol. His publications include Romantic Poets and the Culture of Posterity (Cambridge, 1999), Wordsworth Writing (Cambridge, 2007), Ignorance: Literature and Agnoiology (2009) and, with Nicholas Royle, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory, 4th edition (2009) and This Thing Called Literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing (2015).
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