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The prelude, 1799, 1805, 1850 : authoritative texts, context and reception, recent critical essays /

Contains three versions of William Wordsworth's poem about "the growth of a poet's mind," featuring the annotated texts of the 1805 and 1850 editions on parallel pages, and including the 1799 two-part version of the poem.

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Main Authors: Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
Group Author: Wordsworth, Jonathan, 1932-2006; Abrams, M. H. Meyer Howard, 1912-2015; Gill, Stephen
Published: W. W. Norton ＆ Company, Inc.,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [1979]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: A Norton critical edition
Subjects:
Wordsworth, William, > 1770-1850. > Prelude
Poetry > Authorship > Poetry
Poets > Psychology > Poetry
Summary: Contains three versions of William Wordsworth's poem about "the growth of a poet's mind," featuring the annotated texts of the 1805 and 1850 editions on parallel pages, and including the 1799 two-part version of the poem.
Carrier Form: xix, 684 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 679-682).
ISBN: 9780393090710 (paperback) :
039309071X (paperback)
9780393044966
0393044963
Index Number: PR5864
CLC: I561.072
I561.24
Call Number: I561.24/W926-2
Contents: Events of Wordsworth's life -- Two-part prelude of 1799 -- Prelude of 1805 in thirteen books -- Prelude of 1850 in fourteen books -- Drafts and fragments, 1798-1804 -- Manuscripts of the prelude, 1798-1850 -- Texts: History and presentation -- Context and reception: References to the prelude in process: 1799-1850 -- Early reception -- Recent critical essays: Two-part prelude of 1799 / Jonathan Wordsworth -- Design of the prelude: Wordsworth's long journey home / M.H. Abrams -- Poet's progress: Wordsworth and the via naturaliter negativa / Geoffrey H. Hartman -- Prelude: Metaphors of beginnin

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