The Mind of a Poet A Study of Wordsworth's Thought with Particular Reference to "The Prelude"

• Main Author: Havens, Raymond Dexter (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Johns Hopkins University Press 2020
• Subjects: Literature: history & criticism
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Originally published in 1941. This book stresses the transcendental, rather than purely aesthetic, qualities of William Wordsworth's work. It argues that the unusual aspects of Wordsworth's mind are not isolated and did not seem to him fanciful or merely personal; they were, for him, so ma...