In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature. Earth has not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty . . . -- Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802
Collects poems by William Wordsworth, including "Lucy Gray; or, Solitude", "Tintern Abbey," and "Composed upon Westminster Bridge."
From the introduction by Seamus Heaney: Wordsworth's power over us stems from the manifest strength of his efforts to integrate several strenuous and potentially contradictory efforts.
"Full edition of Wordsworth's poetry."--Page 4 of cover.
Gathers Wordsworth's poems about nature, love, childhood, and parenthood
22 Cleanth Brooks, The Well Wrought Urn: Studies in the Structure of Poetry (New York: Harcourt Brace, 1947); John Jones, The Egotistical Sublime: A History of Wordsworth's Imagination (London: Chatto and Windus, 1954).
Republication of a selection of 39 poems reprinted from The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth: Student's Cambridge Edition, published by the Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston (The Riverside Press, Cambridge), 1904.
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past.
Presents a collection of critical essays on English poet laureate William Wordsworth and his works.
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The most accessible edition of Wordsworth's poetry and prose, prepared to meet the needs of both students and scholars.