William Wordsworth
By: John Williams.
Series: Critical issues; Critical issues (Palgrave (Firm))
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: "Beginning with a fresh assessment of the controversies that developed around Lyrical Ballads, the chapters trace the evolution of both Wordsworth's poetry and his reputation through to his death in 1850. At each stage, Williams investigates the possible reasons why critics and readers responded as they did: enraged by his revolutionary 'Jacobinism' at the turn of the eighteenth century; insulted by the 'simplicity' of the Poems in Two Volumes of 1807; reassured by his commitment to Nature and his reverence for Church and State in the early Victorian period."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.