The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: Volume VIII: A Supplement of New Letters

ISBN-13: 9780198185239 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 328 str.

William Wordsworth; Dorothy Wordsworth

Opis

This volume contains more than 150 letters, most previously unpublished, which appeared too late for inclusion in the second edition of The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth (1967-88). They are indispensable for understanding the poet and the inner dynamics of the Wordsworth circle. These letters, varied in tone and subject matter, will do much to dispel the idea that he was invariably a reluctant or reserved correspondent. Dorothy Wordsworth, by contrast, fills out all the details of domestic life which her brother thought it unnecessary to dwell on, and her letters add their own characteristic touches to the picture of the Wordsworth circle--until the final breakdown of her health.

Recenzje

Alan G. Hill's New Letters...gives us a more complete sense of Wordsworth's connections, views, and feelings...this volume is a valuable addition to Wordsworth scholarship. Like the rest of the volumes in the Oxford Wordsworth letters, the scholarship is of a very high standard, and the critical apparatus is sensible and clear. Finally, Alan G. Hill as editor has done an exemplary job in filling in the attendant contextual details whenever necessary. Any serious Wordsworth scholar will doubtless need access to this volume, if only to try and figure out what Wordsworth may or may not have said about Coleridge's gin-drinking habits.