William Wordsworth - the Major Works Including the Prelude |
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Author:
| Wordsworth, William |
Editor:
| Gill, Stephen |
Series title: | Oxford World's Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-284044-8 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2000 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $22.95 |
Book Description:
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This volume presents Wordsworth's poems in their order of composition and in their earliest completed state, enabling the reader to trace his poetic development and to share the experience of his contemporaries. It includes a large sample of the finest lyrics, and also longer narratives such as The Ruined Cottage, Home at Grasmere, Peter Bell, and the autobiographical masterpiece, The Prelude (1805). All the major examples of Wordsworth's prose on the subject of poetry are also included.
This volume presents Wordsworth's poems in their order of composition and in their earliest completed state, enabling the reader to trace his poetic development and to share the experience of his contemporaries. It includes a large sample of the finest lyrics, and also longer narratives such as The Ruined Cottage, Home at Grasmere, Peter Bell, and the autobiographical masterpiece, The Prelude (1805). All the major examples of Wordsworth's prose on the subject of poetry are also included.