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.
| ISBN: | 9781529011890 |
| Publication date: | 5th March 2020 |
| Author: | William Wordsworth |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Collector's Library an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Sense of place Classic and pre-20th century poetry Poetry by individual poets |