Wordsworth's poetry, 1815-1845

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Label

Wordsworth's poetry, 1815-1845

Statement of responsibility

Tim Fulford

Creator

• Fulford, Tim, 1962-

Author

• Fulford, Tim, 1962-

Subject

• English poetry
• English poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism
• Lyrik
• Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
• Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
• Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Criticism and interpretation
• 1800-1899
• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Genre

• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

The later poetry of William Wordsworth, popular in his lifetime and influential on the Victorians, has, with a few exceptions, received little attention from contemporary literary critics. In Wordsworth's Poetry, 1815-1845, Tim Fulford argues that the later work reveals a mature poet far more varied and surprising than is often acknowledged. Examining the most characteristic poems in their historical contexts, he shows Wordsworth probing the experiences and perspectives of later life and innovating formally and stylistically. He demonstrates how Wordsworth modified his writing in light of conversations with younger poets and learned to acknowledge his debt to women in ways he could not as a young man. The older Wordsworth emerges in Fulford's depiction as a love poet of companionate tenderness rather than passionate lament. He also appears as a political poet--bitter at capitalist exploitation and at a society in which vanity is rewarded while poverty is blamed. Most notably, he stands out as a history poet more probing and more clear-sighted than any of his time in his understanding of the responsibilities and temptations of all who try to memorialize the past. -- !c From publisher's description

Member of

• Haney Foundation series

Cataloging source

PU/DLC

Index

index present

LC call number

PR5888

LC item number

.F85 2019

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Haney Foundation series