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In this second edition of William Wordsworth: A Life, Stephen Gill draws on knowledge of the poet's creative practices and his reputation and influence in his life-time and beyond. Refusing to treat the poet's later years as of little interest, this biography presents a narrative of the whole of Wordsworth's long life to tracing the.

The standard popular biography The life of the author of the renowned Lyrical Ballads is told through his poetry and personal communications, emphasizing his relationships with his mistress, sister, and wife, his politics and travels. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Features new research into Wordsworth's In this masterful work, the first biography to fully examine Wordsworth's entire life, critically acclaimed biographer Juliet Barker draws on unpublished sources to present a new picture of him as both public icon and private family man.

This biography presents a narrative By examining the family and financial circumstances of Wordsworth’s early years, this illuminating biography reshapes our understanding of the great Romantic poet’s most creative period of life and writing.

This full-length biography of Refusing to treat the poet's later years as of little interest, this biography presents a narrative of the whole of Wordsworth's long life to tracing the development from the adventurous youth who alone of the great Romantic poets saw life in revolutionary France to the old man who became Queen Victoria's Poet Laureate.

This vividly written volume is the By delving deeply into the circumstances of Wordsworth's early years, biographer John Worthen reshapes our understanding of the great Romantic poet's most creative period of life and writing.

120 pages. Language: English. Drawing on published letters & diaries of Wm & Dorothy Wordsworth & of their contemporaries Coleridge & Southey, this biography of the poet's life & times also draws on the author's knowledge of the Lake District, which formed so strong a part in Wordsworth's life.

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