| Selected Poetry of William Wordsworth Contributor(s): Wordsworth, William (Author), Van Doren, Mark (Editor), Bromwich, David (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0375759417 ISBN-13: 9780375759413 Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch) OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 Annotation: "Selected Poetry of William Wordsworth represents Wordsworth's prolific output, from the poems first published in "Lyrical Ballads in 1798 that changed the face of English poetry to the late "Yarrow Revisited." Wordsworth's poetry is celebrated for its deep feeling, its use of ordinary speech, the love of nature it expresses, and its representation of commonplace things and events. As Matthew Arnold notes, "[Wordsworth's poetry] is great because of the extraordinary power with which [he] feels the joy offered to us in nature, the joy offered to us in the simple elementary affections and duties." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Nature |
| Dewey: 821.7 |
| LCCN: 2001056297 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 5.4" W x 7.9" (1.22 lbs) 784 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Selected Poetry of William Wordsworth represents Wordsworth's prolific output, from the poems first published in Lyrical Ballads in 1798 that changed the face of English poetry to the late "Yarrow Revisited." Wordsworth's poetry is celebrated for its deep feeling, its use of ordinary speech, the love of nature it expresses, and its representation of commonplace things and events. As Matthew Arnold notes, " Wordsworth's poetry] is great because of the extraordinary power with which he] feels the joy offered to us in nature, the joy offered to us in the simple elementary affections and duties." |