Essential Wordsworth
Essential Wordsworth by William Wordsworth, published by Harper Collins on March 14, 2006, is a collection that delves into the poet’s significant contributions to the realm of poetry. This edition spans 224 pages and is presented in English, offering readers insight into Wordsworth’s unique ability to blend emotional depth with intellectual rigor. The introduction by Seamus Heaney highlights Wordsworth’s role as a pivotal figure in modern poetry, emphasizing his complex integration of various artistic and psychological elements.
Readers will find that this book explores Wordsworth’s influence on the evolution of modern poetic expression, showcasing his profound understanding of the self as a subject. The text discusses his notable works, including the definitive preface to Lyrical Ballads from 1802, which remains a cornerstone in literary studies. Through this collection, the intricate balance of emotional susceptibility and political awareness in Wordsworth’s poetry is examined, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the development of poetic thought and form.
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From the introduction by Seamus Heaney:
Wordsworth’s power over us stems from the manifest strength of his efforts to integrate several strenuous and potentially contradictory efforts. Indeed, it is not until Yeats that we encounter another poet in whom emotional susceptibility, intellectual force, psychological acuteness, political awareness, artistic self-knowledge and bardic representativeness are so truly and responsibly combined.
He is an indispensable figure in the evolution of modern, a finder and keeper of the self as subject, a theorist and apologist whose preface to Lyrical Ballads 1802 remains definitive.
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