Selected Poems

by William Wordsworth

2021-01-17 05:51:14

A gorgeous gift edition of William Wordsworth''s greatest poems, with an introduction by Peter Harness.A pioneer of the Romantic movement, William Wordsworth wrote about the natural world and human emotion with a clarity of language which revolutioni... Read more
A gorgeous gift edition of William Wordsworth''s greatest poems, with an introduction by Peter Harness.A pioneer of the Romantic movement, William Wordsworth wrote about the natural world and human emotion with a clarity of language which revolutionised poetry.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.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. Less

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ISBN9781529011890
William Wordsworth was a major English romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their 1798 joint publication, Lyrical Ballads. Word...

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