The Prelude: Growth of a Poet's Mind: An Autobiographical Poem
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (519 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00D684HVQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 142 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Unique in English literature" according to Margaret. This book is unique in English literature. I recommend buying both the audiobook and the ebook so you can follow along with an expert reader. (Poetry is to be spoken, not merely read.) In one of the later chapters, Wordsworth describes his experiences as a witness to the surging momentum of the Revolution in the French countryside. Biographies of Wordsworth often say he was an early supporter but later became "disillusioned" with the Revolution. The reality, in his o. Michael E. Nader said The 1850 edition. Important revision by Wordsworth in later life of his 1805 blank verse autobiography. A comparison of both editions reveals a maturity from Romanticism to Victorian moralism. Anyone interested in the growth of English poetic form should be captivated by this thrilling document.. To be able to listen to while reading Wordsworth's Prelude Lori Ventura To be able to listen to while reading Wordsworth's Prelude made a huge difference. The only thing missing in this recording is the lack of tracking of line numbers to find one's place within each Book.
It is as fresh and challenging today as when it was written two centuries ago.. Wordsworth's The Prelude is the consummation of his achievement as the great founder of English romanticism. Sub-titled "Growth of a Poet's Mind", The Prelude is both a key document in the history of English literature and an inspiring work of imagination. An autobiography in verse, it tells of his childhood in the Lake District, his student days in Cambridge, his passion for the French Revolution and his later disenchantment with it. It also tells of his personal journey to a belief in Nature as the great moral and spiritual force which shapes human life, but on which human society all too often turns its back