William Wordsworth: The Poetry of Grandeur and of Tenderness Contributor(s): Pirie, David B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138670227 ISBN-13: 9781138670228 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Gothic & Romance - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
Series: Rle: Wordsworth and Coleridge |
Physical Information: 312 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: First published in 1982. In this study of Wordsworth's major poetry, the author explores the conflict between the poet's celebration of an impersonal earth and his concern for the most intensely personal relationships. The opening chapter concentrates on Wordsworth's struggle to describe the natural world and the extraordinary claims he makes for the natural landscape -- which are shown to derive not from vague mysticism but precisely articulated common sense. The close readings of Michael, The Idiot Boy, Tintern Abbey and The Ruined Cottage, and poems as passages on solitaries are supported by generous quotations and discussion of other critical views. |