Dimensions
130 x 197 x 34mm
A revolutionary voice in English verse.
In poems such as 'Michael', 'The Old Cumberland Beggar', 'Resolution and Independence' and the other Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth forged a style and vocabulary to express the experiences of people previously ignored by literature - beggars, unschooled peasants, even idiot children. 'The Prelude' - a superb spiritual autobiography - vividly recreates his formative years, the dawning of his "human-heartedness" and his visionary reactions to nature.
Striving to redefine the importance of primary human emotions - love, compassion, hope - in the face of life's shocks, Wordsworth revolutionised forever the possibilities of poetry.
The most comprehensive paperback edition available, with introduction, notes, selected criticism and chronology of Wordsworth's life and times.
