Wordsworth
Subtitle: a life
By: Juliet Barker.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 971
Subjects: Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850.; Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "In what is the first biography of Wordsworth to treat the latter part of his life as fully as the first, Juliet Barker employs the skills that made The Brontes a bestseller. Balancing meticulous research with a readable style, and scrupulous objectivity with an understanding of her subject, she reveals not only the public figure who was courted and reviled in equal measure but also the complex, elusive, private man behind that image. Drawing on unpublished sources, she vividly re-creates the intimacy of Wordsworth's domestic circle, showing the love, laughter, loyalty and tragedies which bound them together. Far from being the remote, cold, solitary figure of legend, Wordsworth emerges from this outstanding biography as a passionate, vibrant man who lived for his family, his poetry and his beloved Lakeland. His legacy, as a poet and as the spiritual founder of the conservation movement, remains with us today."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [939]-944) and index.