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Wordsworth, Dorothy

The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journal

Wordsworth, Dorothy - The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journal, ebook

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Dorothy Wordsworth's journals are a unique record of her life with her brother William, at the time when he was at the height of his poetic powers. Invaluable for the insight they give into the daily life of the poet and his friendship with Coleridge, they are also remarkable for their spontaneity and immediacy, and for the vivid descriptions of people, places, and incidents that inspired some of Wordsworth's best-loved poems.

The Grasmere Journal was begun at Dove Cottage in May 1800 and kept for three years. Dorothy notes the walks and the weather, the friends, country neighbours and beggars on the roads; she sets down accounts of the garden, of Wordsworth's marriage, their concern for Coleridge, the composition of poetry. The earlier Alfoxden Journal was written during 1797-8, when the Wordsworths lived near Coleridge in Somerset .Not intended for publication, but to 'give Wm Pleasure by it', both journals have a quality recognized by Wordsworth when he wrote of Dorothy that 'she gave me eyes, she gave me ears'.

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Keywords: English literature, the Romantic period, William Wordsworth, journals

Author(s)
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication year
2002
Language
en
Edition
1
Page amount
364 pages
Categories
Litterary Studies
 
Novels
Format
Ebook
eISBN (PDF)
0-19-284062-2

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