The Cambridge Companion to Wordsworth - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0521641160 ISBN 13: 9780521641166

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Riassunto

The Cambridge Companion to Wordsworth provides a wide-ranging account of one of the most famous Romantic poets. Specially commissioned essays cover all the important aspects of this multi-faceted writer; the volume examines his poetic achievement with a chapter on poetic craft, while other chapters focus on the origin of his poetry and on the challenges it presented and continues to present. Further contributions include discussions of The Prelude and The Recluse, Wordsworth as philosophic poet, his writing in relation to European Romanticism, and Wordsworth as Nature poet. The collection, by an international team of established specialists concludes with a lucid account of the history of Wordsworth's texts, and offers students invaluable reference material including a chronology and guides to further reading.The volume aims to ensure that its readers will be grounded in the history of Wordsworth's career and his critical reception.

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Recensione:

'Altogether this new collection makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the poet and his world.' Contemporary Review

Descrizione del libro:

The Cambridge Companion to Wordsworth examines Wordsworth's poetic achievement; chapters cover his poetic craft, the origin of his poetry and on the challenges it presented and continues to present. The volume aims to ensure that its readers will be grounded in the history of Wordsworth's career and his critical reception.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521641160
• ISBN 13: 9780521641166
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 324
• Redattore: Gill Stephen