The Prelude is now seen as a central text in the Wordsworth corpus. This Guide identifies and gathers significant critical perspectives, interpretations and debates connected with the poem, contextualising and explaining criticism from the Victorian period right through to the present day.

Surveys the full range of criticism and debates surrounding the work, from the Victorian period through to the present day
Approachable and comprehensive ideal for students and general readers alike

Autorentext

Tim Milnes

Inhalt

Introduction.- In the Cathedral Ruins: The Prelude from Conception to Criticism.- Revaluations: The Early Twentieth Century.- Style, Philosophy, and Phenomenology: From the 1950s to the 1970s.- Writing the Self: Deconstruction, Feminism and Psychoanalysis from the 1970s to the 1990s.- Spots of Time: The New Historicism in the 1980s and 1990s.- The Prelude and the Present.- Conclusion: The Prelude Revisited.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.