Selected Poems
05 March 2020Synopsis
Revolutionizing poetry with clarity and emotion, this collection showcases the best of William Wordsworth's groundbreaking works.
A pioneer of the Romantic movement, William Wordsworth wrote about the natural world and human emotion with a clarity of language which revolutionized poetry. This edition of Selected Poems is 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, and include an introduction by Peter Harness.
Selected Poems brings together some of Wordsworth's most acclaimed and influential works, including an extract from his magnum opus, The Prelude, alongside shorter poems such as 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud', 'To a Skylark' and 'Tintern Abbey'. Written primarily at his home in Grasmere in the picturesque Lake District, Wordsworth's poems are lyrical evocations of nature and spirituality. With a force and clarity of language akin to everyday speech, they were truly groundbreaking for their time and established Wordsworth as one of the foremost poets of the Romantic era.
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05 March 2020
9781529029819Reviews
Wordsworth is a figure of supreme interestJames Fenton, New York Times
He has done more for the sanity of his generation than any other writerRalph Waldo Emerson
Wordsworth may be trusted as a guide in everythingJohn Ruskin
The intrepidity with which Wordsworth explored his own inner life and the generosity with which he shared it remain more than convincing: even now, they continue to define the highest aspirations of modern poetryAdam Kirsch, New Yorker
