William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth's Guide to the Lakes gives a first-hand account of his feelings about the unique countryside that was the source of his inspiration. He addresses concerns that are relevant today, such as how the growing number of visitors, and the money they might bring, would affect such a small and vulnerable landscape. It is now understood that Wordsworth's notion of the Lake District as 'a sort of national property, in which every man has a right and interest who has an eye to perceive and a heart to enjoy', expressed in his Guide, gave a rationale for the foundation of the National Trust in 1895 and the establishment of the Lake District National Park in 1951. Furthermore, the 2017 nomination document for the Lake District as a World Heritage site quotes this phrase in recognition of Wordsworth's contribution to the idea that 'landscape has a value, and that everyone has a right to appreciate and enjoy it'. We can now see how Wordsworth's Guide has had a far-reaching influence on the modern concept of legally-protected landscape. First published in 1810 and repeatedly revised by its author over the ensuing twenty-five years, William Wordsworth's Guide to the Lakes has long been considered a crucial text for scholars of Romantic-era aesthetics, ecology, travel writing, and tourism.

Born in the Lake District and having spent much of his life there, Wordsworth--together with his compatriots Robert Southey and Samuel Taylor Coleridge--would become known as the Lake Poets, with much of their work being inspired by the area's landscapes and people. Within this volume, Wordsworth presents a fantastic travellers' guide to the Lake District, which he originally wrote during a time of fiscal need. "A Guide Through the District of the Lakes in the North of England" is a fantastic volume that will appeal equally to lovers of English poetry and geography alike. William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was an English Romantic poet famous for helping to usher in the Romantic Age in English literature with the publication of "Lyrical Ballads" (1798), which he co-wrote with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. His best known work is perhaps "The Prelude", a semi-autobiographical poem from his early years which was changed and expanded many times throughout his life. Wordsworth was poet laureate of Britain between 1843 until his death in 1850. Other notable works by this author include: "The Tables Turned", "The Thorn", and "Lines Composed A Few Miles above Tintern Abbey". Contents include: "View of the Country as Formed but it's Inhabitants", "Changes, and Rules of Taste for Preventing their Bad Effects", "Miscellaneous Observations", "Excursions to the Top of Scawffel and on the Banks of Ulswater", and "Ode. The Pass of Kirkstone". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a description of the scenery, for the use of tourists and residents.

William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was an English Romantic poet famous for helping to usher in the Romantic Age in English literature with the publication of "Lyrical Ballads" (1798), which he co-wrote with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. All the poems of "Lyrical Ballads" are presented in this volume together with his 1807 work "Poems, in Two Volumes" and other assorted poems. Wordsworth's wonderful poesy is evocative of the sublime beauty of both nature and the everyday world, not to be missed by poetry lovers and fans of Romantic poetry in particular. The poems include: "To the Daisy", "Louisa", "Fidelity", "She was a Phantom of delight", "The Redbreast and the Butterfly", "The Sailor's Mother", "To the Small Celandine", "To the same Flower", "Character of the Happy Warrior", "The Horn of Egremont Castle", etc. Wordsworth was poet laureate of Britain between 1843 until his death in 1850. Other notable works by this author include: "The Tables Turned", "The Thorn", and "Lines Composed A Few Miles above Tintern Abbey".

Si bien las tem ticas luctuosas, oscuras y de horror estuvieron presentes en la poes a occidental desde sus mismos or genes, no ser a sino hasta el Romanticismo que el gusto por la oscuridad se generalizar a y pasar a a formar parte de la est tica de un movimiento entero. Partiendo de la balada de terror y sus escalofriantes escenas, el horror y los sentimientos m rbidos cautivar an a los autores rom nticos, tanto a los cultores de la poes a l rica como a los baladistas, y seguir an en lo sucesivo resultando una influencia insoslayable para las diferentes escuelas posrom nticas y para toda la posterior literatura de horror. Este volumen, que nos lleva de la balada alemana al decadentismo franc s, nos ofrece un panorama bastante completo de la importancia que estos temas tuvieron en las letras del siglo XIX.Los autores y obras incluidos en este recorrido son Gottfried B rger (las baladas Lenore y El cazador salvaje), J. W. von Goethe (El rey de los elfos, El pescador, La novia de Corinto y Danza macabra), Ludwig Tieck (Melancol a), Clemens Brentano (la balada de Lorelei), Adelbert von Chamisso (Deja descansar a los muertos y La moribunda), Joseph von Eichendorff (Di logo en el bosque y La noche), Wilhelm M ller (poemas de Viaje de invierno), Heinrich Heine (Lorelei y El doble), Eduard M rike (La sombra y Los fantasmas de Mummelsee), Mathilde Wesendonck (En el invernadero y Aflicciones), William Blake (Al Invierno y El Jard n del Amor), William Wordsworth (Pieza nocturna y Tejos), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (La balada del viejo marinero), Robert Southey (Mis d as entre los muertos han pasado y El obispo Hatto), Thomas Moore (El anillo y El escudo), Lord Byron (Oscuridad y El hechizo), P. B. Shelley (Himno a la Belleza Intelectual y Oda al Viento Oeste), John Keats (Oda a un ruise or y La Belle Dame sans Merci), Lord Tennyson (L grimas, vanas l grimas y Titono), Algernon Charles Swinburne (El jard n de Proserpina), Edgar Allan Poe (El cuervo, La durmiente, Solo y Ulalume), Giacomo Leopardi (poemas de sus Idilios y Cantos), Fran ois-Ren de Chateaubriand (obras de Cuadros de la naturaleza), Alphonse de Lamartine (varias de sus Meditaciones po ticas), Alfred de Vigny (La Desdicha), P trus Borel (Aislamiento), Alfred de Musset (dos de sus Noches), Th ophile Gautier (Lamento), C. M. Leconte de Lisle (El fr o viento de la noche y A un poeta muerto), Charles Baudelaire (piezas de Las flores del mal), St phane Mallarm (La siesta de un fauno) y Maurice Rollinat (poemas de Las neurosis).

Reprint of the original, first published in 1865.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1864.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1864.

"The Prelude" is William Wordsworth's epic reflection on his lifetime journey as an artist and is widely considered to be one of his most significant works. First published in 1850 after the poet's death, Wordsworth began working on the blank verse poem in 1798 and continued modifying and expanding it for the rest of his life. Two earlier versions of the poem have been found and published, showing the evolution of this monumental work. A first version, called the "1799 Prelude", is the poem in its earliest and shortest stage. A second version, the "1805 Prelude", is much longer and captures Wordsworth's thoughts on art and nature at the height of his early career. The final version, published here, is the most polished and mature. Beginning with Wordsworth's childhood in the Lake District, continuing through his years spent in France, and concluding with his thoughts of the relationship between an artist's imagination and nature, the epic poem is philosophical, reflective, and deeply personal. One of the Romantic period's greatest works, "The Prelude" is a thought-provoking and inspiring epic on what it means to be an artist in an increasingly busy, modern world. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Vivid and personal, William Wordsworth’s lyrical works deal with such topics as morality, spirituality, grief, and appreciation of nature. Wordsworth was a central figure of English Romanticism and much of his poetry was inspired by the beautiful setting of the Lake District, where he lived most of his life. This collection gathers around fifty of his best-loved odes, ballads and sonnets, including ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’, ‘Ode: Intimations on Immortality’, ‘The World Is Too Much with Us’ and ‘My Heart Leaps up When I Behold’.

Revolutionizing poetry with clarity and emotion, this collection showcases the best of William Wordsworth's groundbreaking works.A pioneer of the Romantic movement, William Wordsworth wrote about the natural world and human emotion with a clarity of language which revolutionized poetry. This edition of Selected Poems is 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, and include an introduction by Peter Harness.Selected Poems brings together some of Wordsworth's most acclaimed and influential works, including an extract from his magnum opus, The Prelude, alongside shorter poems such as 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud', 'To a Skylark' and 'Tintern Abbey'. Written primarily at his home in Grasmere in the picturesque Lake District, Wordsworth's poems are lyrical evocations of nature and spirituality. With a force and clarity of language akin to everyday speech, they were truly groundbreaking for their time and established Wordsworth as one of the foremost poets of the Romantic era.