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The mind of a poet : the prelude, commentary / Raymond Dexter Havens.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Havens, Raymond Dexter, 1880-1954, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American poetry--19th century.
- American poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 670 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book seeks to study the mind of a poet, specifically by picking William Wordsworth as a case study. The reason for signaling out Wordsworth as the person in whom to study the mind of a poet is that The Prelude reveals with unusual fullness a mind that is fundamentally poetic. Even its peculiarities, its numerous limitations, and its unusual emphases are in the main those of a poet. Besides, poetry-not, as with many other writers, religious or social problems, humanitarianism, science, politics, economics, metaphysics, or literary criticism-was the chief concern of his creative years. Further, the sheer amount of verse, criticism, letters, and journals Wordsworth produced makes him an excellent choice for a study of this kind.
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (Project Muse, viewed December 23, 2022).
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-3833-X
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