William Wordsworth's Poetry by Daniel Robinson

William Wordsworth's Poetry by Daniel Robinson

This title provides a comprehensive guide to studying Wordsworth at undergraduate level. William Wordsworth continues to be one of the most popular and widely studied poets from the nineteenth century. This Reader's Guide provides an overview of Wordsworth's career, which began in obscurity, persisted through ridicule, and culminated finally in popular success and acclaim. It introduces readers to the literary, philosophical, and political contexts crucial to understanding Wordsworth's poetry, offering fresh approaches for reading his most important poems in light of recent developments in literary studies while also spotlighting traditional ones. This guide explores the reasons why Wordsworth continues to be the leading figure of British Romantic literature.

"Very much in the spirit of Wordsworth himself - who famously remarked that he wished ‘either to be considered as a Teacher, or as nothing' - Daniel Robinson has here taught us anew how to read Wordsworth's poetryJudiciously balancing attention to such larger contexts as intellectual history, politics, and posthumous reputation with consideration of such discrete matters as style, language, and form, Robinson presents a fully realized overview of the poet as well as the poetry. Integral to the strength of the volume is the long central chapter, ‘Reading Wordsworth's Poetry,' in which Robinson offers careful, nuanced readings of the poetry of the ‘great decade' (1797-1807), all the while locating this work in conversation with Dorothy Wordsworth, Coleridge, Hazlitt, and others. Robinson's guide will be essential reading not only for first-time readers, but also for returning students and scholars in search of a clear presentation and penetrating analysis of Wordsworth's greatest poetry." -- Charles W. Mahoney, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Connecticut, USA

Daniel Robinson is Professor of English at Widener University, USA. The author of numerous articles on Romantic poetry, he also is the editor of Mary Robinson's Poems (Pickering and Chatto, 2009), co-editor of Wordsworth and Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads and Related Writings (Houghton Mifflin, 2001), and co-editor of A Century of Sonnets: The Romantic-Era Revival (Oxford, 1999).

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ISBN 13	9781441145871
ISBN 10	1441145877
Title	William Wordsworth's Poetry
Author	Daniel Robinson
Series	Reader's Guides
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Continuum Publishing Corporation
Year published	2010-12-09
Number of pages	168
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