The Presence of God in the Works of William Wordsworth (Routledge Studies in Romanticism)

ISBN: 036760812X

Author: Borkowska, Eliza

Condition: New

Approaching Wordsworth writings from perspectives which have not been considered in critical literature, this book offers a multiangled reflection on the technicalities of the poets religious discourse, including the methodology of The Prelude revision, or Wordsworths 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 books 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 Wordsworths entire oeuvre and embrace the whole of his wide lifespan. Their completion in 2020 coincides with several round anniversaries: the 250th anniversary of Wordsworths birth, the 200th anniversary of The River Duddon, and the 170th anniversary of the publication of his autobiographical masterpiece, The Prelude.