The Revolutionary 'I' Wordsworth and the Politics of Self-Presentation
Description
In the winter of 1798-99, shut up in the freezing German town of Goslar, William Wordsworth began producing a series of lyrical fragments that appeared first in letters written to Coleridge and emerged eventually as source texts for The Prelude . These lyrics are revolutionary because they construct a new version of the autobiographical 'I'. The Revolutionary 'I' explores the numerous voices of the poetic speaker 'Wordsworth' and their relationship to the historical figure who shared the same name.
Keywords
Literary CriticismPoetryModern19th CenturyLanguage Arts & Disciplines
1998Book
Author(s)Ashton Nichols
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780333718896
LanguageEnglish
