James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
The Later Years, 1803-50 (v. 2) (William Wordsworth: A Biography)
The second volume of a two-part biography, this book traces Wordsworth's later life through his revisions, family relationships, political stance, and the changing shape of age and honor.
Work Information
It follows the poet as he moves through an age of revolution and establishes his voice between continual revision and a quieter old age.
The second half of a two-volume biography published in 1965, it follows Wordsworth after 1803. By carefully tracing revisions, family ties, and changes in social standing, it combines biographical depth with lasting scholarly usefulness.
Review Summaries
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Contemporary review writing treats the book as a major, substantial contribution to the study of Wordsworth's later years. It is valued as a biography that follows the overall shape of a life, not just individual poems.
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Later assessments often regard this volume as the part of the biography most likely to endure. Its insights into Wordsworth's later years are seen as helping to shape the modern understanding of the poet.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1965-12-01
- Pages
- 648 pages
- Language
- 英語
- ISBN-13
- 9780198116172
- ISBN-10
- 0198116179
- Price
- 13431 JPY
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