Wordsworth and the Poetry of Human Suffering /

Murderers, crazed widows, beggars, betrayed women--such are the pitiful figures who appear throughout Wordsworth's early narrative poetry. Analyzing the poet's use of pathos from the two volumes of Lyrical Ballads through the completion of The Prelude, James H. Averill argues that, for Wor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Averill, James H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Temas:
Wordsworth, William, > 1770-1850 > Criticism and interpretation.
Wordsworth, William, > 1770-1850.
Human beings in literature.
Suffering in literature.
Pathos in literature.
Poetry & Criticism.
Êtres humains dans la littérature.
Souffrance dans la littérature.
Pathos dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. The Sentimental Background
  • 2. Suffering and Calm in the Early Poetry, 1788-1798
  • 3. Excitement and Tranquillity
  • 4. The Pleasures of Tragedy, 1798
  • 5. Experiments in Pathos: Lyrical Ballads (1798)
  • 6. The Union of Tenderness and Imagination: Lyrical Ballads (1800)
  • 7. Human Suffering and the Growth of a Poet's Mind: The Prelude, 1799-1805
  • Epilogue
  • Index

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