Disowned by memory
Subtitle: Wordsworth's poetry of the 1790s
By: David Bromwich.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Criticism and interpretation; Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Childhood and youth; Autobiographical memory in literature; English poetry -- French influences; Children in literature; Youth in literature; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Foreign public opinion, British; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Influence; England -- Civilization -- 18th century
Description: "Informed by a knowledge of political thought and by close attention to poetic texture, Disowned by Memory is above all a study of moral psychology. The idea of personal consciousness which we now take for granted, yet which has been vital to the development of modern poetry, had much of its real beginning in Wordsworth. More than any other work of criticism, this book tells how that discovery occurred."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.