Memoirs of William WordsworthCambridge University Press, 25. 9. 2014 - 476 strán (strany) This two-volume biography of William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was published in 1851 by his nephew, Christopher (1807-85), a scholar who later became bishop of Lincoln. The introductory chapter argues against the presentation of a 'life', or a critical assessment of Wordsworth's works. The poet felt strongly that the life was in the works, and that they should 'plead their own cause before the tribune of Posterity'. Nevertheless, an elucidation of the facts of Wordsworth's life would - precisely because his poems are so personal - help the reader to understand his verse; and to be best understood, it should be studied chronologically, for which a 'biographical commentary' would be essential. Christopher Wordsworth, having agreed to undertake this task, asked his uncle for a 'brief sketch of the most prominent circumstances of his life'; the remainder of Volume 1 takes the biography up to 1810. |
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INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER Page | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 7 |
CHAPTER III | 18 |
CHAPTER IV | 29 |
CHAPTER V | 36 |
CHAPTER VI | 45 |
CHAPTER VII | 52 |
CHAPTER VIII | 70 |
CHAPTER XVII | 159 |
CHAPTER XIX | 201 |
CHAPTER XX | 207 |
CHAPTER XXI | 258 |
CHAPTER XXII | 281 |
CHAPTER XXIII | 302 |
CHAPTER XXIV | 314 |
CHAPTER XXVI | 344 |
CHAPTER X | 94 |
CHAPTER XI | 102 |
CHAPTER XII | 113 |
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CHAPTER XIV | 128 |
CHAPTER XV | 142 |
CHAPTER XXVII | 367 |
CHAPTER XXIX | 422 |
CHAPTER XXX | 434 |
CHAPTER XXXI | 446 |
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