William Wordsworth in context

"William Wordsworth's poetry responded to the enormous literary, political, cultural, technological and social changes that the poet lived through during his lifetime (1770-1850), and to his own transformation from young radical inspired by the French Revolution to Poet Laureate and suppor...

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Other Authors: Bennett, Andrew, 1960 December 2-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Physical Description: xxviii, 331 pages ; 24 cm.
Series: Literature in context (Cambridge University Press)
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Life and works. 1. Wordsworth and biography / Stephen Gill ; 2. The Wordsworth circle / Susan M. Levin ; 3. Dorothy Wordsworth / Judith W. Page ; 4. Composition and revision / Sally Bushell ; 5. Prose / Tim Milnes
  • Part II. Reception and influence. 6. The critical reception, 1793-1806 / David Higgins ; 7. The critical reception, 1807-1818 / Peter Simonsen ; 8. The critical reception, 1819-1850 / Richard Cronin ; 9. English poetry, 1900-1930 / Michael O'Neill ; 10. Wordsworth now / Maureen N. McLane
  • Part III. Literary traditions. 11. Eighteenth-century poetry / Kevis Goodman ; 12. The ballad tradition / Daniel Cook ; 13. The pastoral-georgic tradition / David Fairer ; 14. The popular tradition / Ann Wierda Rowland ; 15. Elegy / Paul H. Fry ; 16. The sonnet / Daniel Robinson ; 17. Autobiography / Josh Wilner ; 18. Epitaphs and inscriptions / Samantha Matthews ; 19. Sensibility, sympathy and sentiment / James Chandler
  • Part IV. Cultural and historical contexts. 20. Revolution / John Bugg ; 21. Poverty and crime / Toby R. Benis ; 22. Europe / Michael Ferber ; 23. War / Simon Bainbridge ; 24. Nature and the environment / Scott Hess ; 25. London / Christopher Stokes ; 26. Family and friendship / Anne D. Wallace ; 27. Education / Frances Ferguson ; 28. Animals / Kurt Fosso ; 29. Philosophy / Stuart Allen ; 30. Religion / Jonathan Roberts ; 31. The senses / Noel Jackson ; 32. Language / Alexander Regier ; 33. The sublime / Philip Shaw ; 34. Walking and travel / Robin Jarvis ; 35. Spectacle, painting and the visual / Sophie Thomas.