{"product_id":"poems-in-two-volumes-paperback","title":"Poems, in Two Volumes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Wordsworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Matlak\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This Broadview Edition places Wordsworth's masterpiece in the context of his turbulent times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Published seven years after William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's popular collection \u003cem\u003eLyrical Ballads\u003c\/em\u003e, Wordsworth's \u003cem\u003ePoems, in Two Volumes\u003c\/em\u003e shocked readers and drew scornful reviews. \u003cem\u003ePoems\u003c\/em\u003e was a revolutionary challenge to literary taste in revolution-weary times. The poems were perceived as inappropriately personal and egotistical in the attention that the poet pays to \"moods of [his own] mind.\" The collection is now seen as containing some of the most enduring works of British Romantic poetry, and Wordsworth's achievement in opening up new worlds of subject matter, emotion, and poetic expression is widely recognized. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Richard Matlak places the initial reaction to \u003cem\u003ePoems\u003c\/em\u003e in its historical context and explains the sea change in critical and popular opinion about these poems. The extensive historical documents place the poems in the context of Wordsworth's life, contemporary politics, and the literary world of the early nineteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Matlak\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167400562823,"sku":"9781554811243","price":45.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d33c0a6626fae20eda5193e4e9613e57.webp?v=1733327383","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/poems-in-two-volumes-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}