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Wordsworth's Poetic Collections, Supplementary Writing and Parodic Reception
Author(s): Brian R Bates (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1 Jun. 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 244 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848931964
- ISBN-13: 9781848931961
Book Description
Wordsworth’s process of revision, his organization of poetic volumes and his supplementary writings are often seen as distinct from his poetic composition. Bates asserts that an analysis of these supplementary writings and paratexts are necessary to a full understanding of Wordsworth’s poetry.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘meticulously researched and documented … refreshingly clearly written and free of jargon, while at the same time critically astute.’ Romanticism ‘Wordsworth’s Poetic Collections is an admirable addition to a series that has produced first-rate works for those interested in book history, genre, authorship, and the emerging reader.’ SHARP News ‘Bates’s book can teach us something about fundamental qualities of Wordsworth ‘s style’ New Books Online 19 ‘Bates does make stimulating suggestions about the literary and editorial context of Wordsworth’s compositions’ CERCLES ‘a fascinating and detailed study of Wordsworth’s paratext and parody.’ BARS Bulletin
About the Author
Brian R. Bates
