Student Guide to William Wordsworth (Paperback)

The purpose of this series is to promote the study of writing in the English language through the introduction of the major figures writing in English throughout the ages. The books provide an analytical and historical framework for understanding their subjects. In this introduction to Wordworth's work, Andrew Keanie explores the poet's politics, his relationship with his sister Dorothy and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, as well as his synthesis of poetry and philosophy, his startlingly modern strategy of image-building and quest for literary immortality. Keanie sifts through Wordworth's vast output to select those poems of enduring meaning, making clear his achievements.