William Wordsworth
The Critical Heritage, Volume I 1793-1820
Published on 2. September 2003
1116 pages
978-1-134-96674-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Critical Heritage series collects together a large body of criticism on major figures in literature. Each volume presents the contemporary responses to a particular writer, enabling the student to follow the formation of critical attitudes to the writer's work and its place within a literary tradition.
The carefully selected sources range from landmark essays in the history of criticism to fragments of contemporary opinion and little published documentary material, such as letters and diaries.
Significant pieces of criticism from later periods are also included in order to demonstrate fluctuations in reputation following the writer's death.
This new volume in the series includes criticism on the work of William Wordsworth during the period 1793-1820. Extremely wide-ranging in its coverage, over 250 diary extracts, letters, reviews, comments, and opinions by and about Wordsworth are gathered together here for the first time. An invaluable addition to any literary library.
The carefully selected sources range from landmark essays in the history of criticism to fragments of contemporary opinion and little published documentary material, such as letters and diaries.
Significant pieces of criticism from later periods are also included in order to demonstrate fluctuations in reputation following the writer's death.
This new volume in the series includes criticism on the work of William Wordsworth during the period 1793-1820. Extremely wide-ranging in its coverage, over 250 diary extracts, letters, reviews, comments, and opinions by and about Wordsworth are gathered together here for the first time. An invaluable addition to any literary library.
Reviews / Votes
'Don't be put off by the price ... or anything else, from getting your hands on Robert Woof's - William Wordsworth: The Critical Heritage, Volume One 1793-1820 (Routledge). At first hearing, that may sound only half a book. Another volume is promised but, believe me, the present one describes more indelibly than ever how the poets and then the painters met together in Dove Cottage to celebrate the genius of Wordsworth. Robert Woof's special gift is to see how each depended on the other.'More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
3,44 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-96674-5 (9781134966745)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
11/2001
Routledge
€386.89
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Robert Woof is Director of The Wordsworth Trust.
Content
Introduction with Select Bibliography. I. Early Notices and Opinions, 1793-1801. II Lyrical Ballads: Opinions, November 1798-July 1800. III Lyrical Ballads: Reviews, October 1798-April 1800. IV Lyrical Ballads: Opinions, August 1800-February 1801. V Lyrical Ballads: Reviews, February 1801-April 1804. VI Poems, 1807: Reviews, 1807-1811. VII Poems, 1807: Opinions, 1806-1814. VIII Convention of Cintra: Reviews and Opinions, 1809-1833. IX The Excursion: Rviews, 1814-1820. X The Excursion: Some Opinions, 1812-1818. XI Poems, 1815 and The White Doe of Rylstone: Revews and Opiniond, 1808-1820. XII Letter to a Friend of Robert Burns: Reviews and Opinions, 1816-1817. XIII 'Thanksgiving Ode': Reviews and Opinions, 1816-1817. XIV 'Peter Bell' and 'The Waggoner': Review and Opinions, 1819. XV 'The River Duddon': Reviews and Opinions, 1820-1821 XVI Later Opinions, 1815-1820. Index
