Wordsworth: The Prelude

Informationen zum Autor William Wordsworth (1770 -1850) was born in Cockermouth, England, and was part of the famous Lake Poets group. Wordsworth was the United Kingdom's Poet Laureate from 1843 until his death. He is best-known for his collection of poems, Lyrical Ballads, that he wrote and published with his friend and fellow Lake Poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The seminal collection helped to set England's Romantic Era in motion. Klappentext Gill places The Prelude in the context of Wordsworth's life! and discusses the various states in which it survives. Zusammenfassung In this introduction to Wordsworth's greatest poem! its creation! historical context! structure and reception history! Stephen Gill places The Prelude in the context of Wordsworth's life! and discusses the various states in which it survives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chronology; Texts of the prelude; 1. Introduction; 2. The verse; 3. God and nature; 4. The Poem; 5. The Prelude since 1850; Guide to further reading.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Gill, Stephen Gill, Stites, William Wordsworth
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.08.1991
• EAN: 9780521369886
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36988-6
• Pages: 128
• Thèmes: Landmarks of World Literature; Landmarks of World Literature
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: poetry and poets