A pioneer of the Romantic movement, William Wordsworth wrote about the natural world and human emotion with a clarity of language which revolutionized poetry.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an introduction by Peter Harness.
Selected Poems brings together some of Wordsworth’s most acclaimed and influential works, including an extract from his magnus opus, The Prelude, alongside shorter poems such as ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’, ‘To a Skylark’ and ‘Tintern Abbey’. Wordsworth’s poems, often written at his home in Grasmere in the beautiful English Lake District, are lyrical evocations of nature and of spirituality. They have a force and clarity of language akin to everyday speech which was truly groundbreaking.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529011890
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 128 g
Dimensions: 157 x 100 x 13 mm
Wordsworth is a figure of supreme interest - James Fenton, New York Times
He has done more for the sanity of his generation than any other writer - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wordsworth may be trusted as a guide in everything - John Ruskin
The intrepidity with which Wordsworth explored his own inner life and the generosity with which he shared it remain more than convincing: even now, they continue to define the highest aspirations of modern poetry - Adam Kirsch, New Yorker
A really inspiring book
One of my favourite of the romantic poets. Highly recommended for all lovers of poetry.
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