The Cambridge introduction to William Wordsworth / Emma Mason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mason, Emma.

Series:

Cambridge introductions to literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850--Criticism and interpretation.

Wordsworth, William.

Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xiv, 134 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Summary:

"William Wordsworth is the most influential of the Romantic poets, and remains widely popular, even though his work is more complex and more engaged with the political, social and religious upheavals of his time than his reputation as a 'nature poet' might suggest. Outlining a series of contexts - biographical, historical and literary - as well as critical approaches to Wordsworth, this Introduction offers students ways to understand and enjoy Wordsworth's poetry and his role in the development of Romanticism in Britain. Emma Mason offers a completely up-to-date summary of criticism on Wordsworth from the Romantics to the present and an annotated guide to further reading. With definitions of technical terms and close readings of individual poems, Wordsworth's experiments with form are fully explained. This concise book is the ideal starting point for studying Lyrical Ballads, The Prelude, and the major poems as well as Wordsworth's lesser known writings"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Life; 2. Contexts; 3. Poetics; 4. Works; 5. Critical reception; Guide to further reading; Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521896689

0521896681

9780521721479

0521721474

OCLC:

646308180

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