English Poetry - 18th Century - Literary Criticism, Literary Figures - Women's Biography, English, Irish, Scottish Women - Literary Biography, Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, British Authors - 19th Century - Literary Biography, English Ficti
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Overview
Richard Matlak uses psychobiography to look at the writings of William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Dorothy Wordsworth. He examines the intimate relationship between the three writers for clues to their poems, providing a major reinterpretation of their canonical works based on psychological and intertextual contexts. The themes of romance, incest, guilt, and familial breakdown and reunion are especially scrutinized in the work and lives of these prominent figures. In particular, he gives long-overdue credit to Dorothy Wordsworth for her profound influence on her brother's major verse, and the effect their relationship had on the work of Coleridge, causing us to view all creative relationships in a new light.Editorials
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Takes a new look at the writings of William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Dorothy Wordsworth, examining the intimate relationship between the three writers for clues to their poems, and provides a major reinterpretation of their works based on psychological and intertextual contexts. Scrutinizes the themes of romance, incest, guilt, and reunion in their lives and work, and gives credit to Dorothy Wordsworth for her influence on the others' work. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
July 28, 1997
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997.
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312101664