In this introduction to Wordsworth's greatest poem, its creation, historical context, structure and reception history, Stephen Gill places The Prelude in the context of Wordsworth's life, and discusses the various states in which it survives. He gives an account of each book of the 1805 poem, and provides detailed discussion of its blank verse and of the religious viewpoint of the whole. The final chapter is a survey of the work's scholarly and critical reception.
Gill places The Prelude in the context of Wordsworth's life, and discusses the various states in which it survives.Book InformationISBN 9780521369886
Author Stephen GillFormat Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Cambridge University PressPublisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 150g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 8mm