The prelude : or, growth of a poet's mind / edited from the manuscripts with introduction, textual and critical notes by Ernest De Selincourt
1959, 2nd edition. Oxford : Clarendon Press. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #404065
Physical description; lxxiv, 650 pages : portrait, facsimiles ; 23 cm. Contents; Introduction. The prelude: Childhood and school-time; Residence at Cambridge; Summer vacation; Books; Cambridge and the Alps; Residence in London; Retrospect-love of nature leading to love of mankind; Residence in France [and the French Revolution]; Imagination, how impaired and restored; Conclusion. Subjects; Wordsworth, William 1770-1850 Criticism and interpretation. Wordsworth, William 1770-1850 criticism and interpretation manuscripts biography. Wordsworth, William 1770-1850 - Prelude. Poetry Authorship ; Poetry. Poets Psychology ; Poetry. English poetry 19th century. Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 Romantic period English literature Individual works. Poetry, English 19th century.
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