Wordsworth's Reading 1800-1815

by Duncan Wu

Overview

Wordsworth's Reading 1800-1815 lists all of the authors and books known to have been read by William Wordsworth during the years that saw the composition of much of his greatest poetry. It incorporates hitherto unpublished research into the poet's intellectual development and a thorough survey of manuscript materials. Together with Duncan Wu's companion-volume, Wordsworth's Reading 1770-1799, this is the most complete study of Wordsworth's reading to date, and will be an essential reference tool for all scholars and students of Wordsworth's work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521496742
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/01/1996
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.87(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Dates of readings; A note on texts; Wordsworth's reading 1800–15; Appendix I: Wordsworth's reading 1770–99; Appendix II: Wordsworth's reading 1800–15: some queries; Appendix III: the Longman accounts; Appendix IV: libraries used by Wordsworth; Appendix V: fugitive texts read by Wordsworth, 1800–15; Appendix VI: Tale Imitated from Gower: MS text; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"These two volumes provide the most complete study of Wordsworth's reading to date. Scholars, graduate students, and upper-division undergraduates will find these reference tools essential to their understanding and appreciation of one of England's greatest poets." G.A. Cevasco, Choice

"...sure to become standard equipment for the coming century's Romanticists." James A. Butler, The Wordsworth Circle

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