Selected Poems
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Published:5th Mar '20
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A gorgeous gift edition of William Wordsworth's greatest poems, with an introduction by Peter Harness.
A gorgeous gift edition of William Wordsworth’s greatest poems, with an introduction by Peter Harness.
A pioneer of the Romantic movement, William Wordsworth wrote about the natural world and human emotion with a clarity of language which revolutionized poetry.
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. This edition has an introduction by Peter Harness.
Selected Poems brings together some of Wordsworth’s most acclaimed and influential works, including an extract from his magnus opus, The Prelude, alongside shorter poems such as ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’, ‘To a Skylark’ and ‘Tintern Abbey’. Wordsworth’s poems, often written at his home in Grasmere in the beautiful English Lake District, are lyrical evocations of nature and of spirituality. They have a force and clarity of language akin to everyday speech which was truly groundbreaking.
Wordsworth is a figure of supreme interest -- James Fenton * New York Times *
He has done more for the sanity of his generation than any other writer -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wordsworth may be trusted as a guide in everything -- John 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 poetry -- Adam Kirsch * New Yorker *
ISBN: 9781529011890
Dimensions: 157mm x 99mm x 15mm
Weight: 124g
176 pages