| A Preface to Wordsworth: Revised Edition Contributor(s): Purkis, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138163791 ISBN-13: 9781138163799 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Renaissance - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.7 |
| Series: Preface Books |
| Physical Information: (0.88 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Probably the most famous of the Romantic poets, William Wordsworth worked with and influenced many of the leading poets of the age. This excellent introduction to his life and works sets his writing firmly in the context of his times. John Purkis provides an outline of Wordsworth's life and cultural background and their effect on his work, and examines his verse, from the earliest school poems to the final years. |