Presence of God in the Works of William Wordsworth

AvEliza Borkowska

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Approaching Wordsworth’ writings from perspectives which have not been considered in critical literature, this book offers a multiangled reflection on the technicalities of the poet’s religious discourse, including the methodology of The Prelude revision, or Wordsworth’s patent art of "pious postscripts." The book constitutes a self-contained whole and can be read independently. Simultaneously, it creates an unusual duet with The Absent God in The Works of William Wordsworth, whose six chapters follow this book’s eight chapters like a sestet which complements the octave—becoming, thus, a tribute to Wordsworth as one of the most prolific sonneteers in history. Both monographs build their theses on Wordsworth’s entire oeuvre and embrace the whole of his wide lifespan. Their completion in 2020 coincides with several round anniversaries: the 250th anniversary of Wordsworth’s birth, the 200th anniversary of The River Duddon, and the 170th anniversary of the publication of his autobiographical masterpiece, The Prelude.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-05-31
Mått:152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt:100 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in Romanticism
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367641405

Utforska kategorier

Poesi inom Skönlitteratur
Religion och tro inom Filosofi och religion
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur

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Eliza Borkowska (https://www.elizaborkowska.com/info) is Associate Professor of Literature at SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw and the author of But He Talked of the Temple of Man’s Body: Blake’s Revelation Un-Locked (2009). She is currently working as a co-author on the first translation of Blake’s Jerusalem into Polish.

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“I know of no other study of Wordsworth that compares with this in its range, or in the passionate attention it brings to its subject. It is an extraordinary, imaginative, and thoughtfully empathetic reading of the whole of the poet’s long lifetime’s work. This is a book with which future Wordsworth scholars will have to reckon, and one that will offer much to surprise and challenge readers who think they know his poetry.” Heather Glen, University of Cambridge, UK.

Innehållsförteckning

ONE A Prelude—The Author Behind the Work: The Memoirs of William WordsworthTWO "Wisdom and s/Spirit of the universe[!]"—The Indeterminacy of Wordsworth’s Religious SignpostingTHREE "(Thanks to the good God / That made us)"—The Allusiveness of Wordsworth’s Religious DiscourseFOUR "Upon this I shall insist elsewhere . . ."—Religion in The Prose Works of William WordsworthFIVE "[S]urrounded . . . by kneeling crowds"—Churchgoing and Prayer in The Poetical Works of WordsworthSIX The Excursion—Wordsworth’s "Dramatic" ModeSEVEN The Prelude—The Author’s VoiceEIGHT Postscript—The Author’s MethodRETROSPECT—Or the Turn