William Wordsworth - The Major Works: including The Prelude (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Wordsworth, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199536864 ISBN 13: 9780199536863

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

William Wordsworth (1770 1850) has long been one of the best known and best loved English poets. The Lyrical Ballads, written with Coleridge, is a landmark in the history of English romantic poetry. His celebration of nature and of the beauty and poetry in the commonplace embody a unified and coherent vision that was profoundly innovative.

This volume presents the poems in their order of composition and in their earliest completed state, enabling the reader to trace Wordsworth's poetic development and to share the experience of his contemporaries. It includes a large sample of the finest lyrics, and also longer narratives such as The Ruined Cottage, Home at Grasmere, Peter Bell, and the autobiographical masterpiece, The Prelude (1805). All the major examples of Wordsworth's prose on the subject of poetry are also included.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up to date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Gill, Professor of English, Lincoln College, Oxford.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0199536864
• ISBN 13: 9780199536863
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 784
• Editor: Gill Stephen