William Wordsworth, often regarded as the High Priest of British Romantic Poetry, certainly had the longest career of the Romantics, one extending from his days as a schoolboy almost to the end of his life in 1850, from the Lyrical Ballads and descriptive poetry of 1790s to the late poetry of the 1840s. With this long career came a remarkable history of critical reception: from the reviews of his contemporaries in journals and magazines; to the major statements of Matthew Arnold, John Stuart Mill, and others; to the amazing variety of books, essays, and theoretical approaches of the twentieth century. Although there have been a number of studies about the critical reception of Wordsworth's poetry and critical theory, Professor Mahoney's book is the first full-length study of how critics - from the earliest reviewers to the major Victorian voices, to the enormous 20th-century response - have approached the many facets of the great English Romantic's work. Mahoney does not aim primarily at following the course of WOrdsworth's life and career, as many admirable and recent biographies have done, but rather follows the course of a critical reputation as it has evolved from the poet's earliest probes to the present day. Thus Wordsworth and the Critics offers an engaging narrative of the reputation of this most prominent of Romantic poets.John L. Mahoney is Thomas F. Rattigan Professor of English at Boston College. He has written extensively on WOrdsworth and English Romanticism. Professor Mahoney's book offers an engaging narrative of the reputation of a poet. John L. Mahoney is Thomas F. Rattigan Professor of English at Boston College and has written extensively on Wordsworth and English Romanticism.

John L. Mahoney

Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated

Studies in English and American literature, linguistics, and culture. Literary criticism in perspective, Rochester NY ; Woodbridge, 2001

Studies in English and American literature, linguistics, and culture, 1. publ, Rochester, NY, 2001

United States, United States of America

December 15, 2000

Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-157) and index.

"William Wordsworth, often regarded as the High Priest of British Romantic Poetry, had the longest career of the Romantics, one extending from his days as a schoolboy almost to the end of his life in 1850, from the Lyrical Ballads and descriptive poetry of the 1790s to the late poetry of the 1840s. With this long career came a remarkable history of critical reception: from reviews by his contemporaries in journals and magazines; to the major statements of Matthew Arnold, John Stuart Mill, and others; to the amazing variety of books, essays, and theoretical approaches of the twentieth century. Although there are a number of studies about the critical reception of Wordsworth's poetry and critical theory, Professor Mahoney's book is the first full-length study of how critics - from the earliest reviewers to the major Victorian voices, to the enormous twentieth-century response - have approached the many facets of the great English Romantic's work. Mahoney does not aim at following the course of Wordsworth's life and career, as many admirable and recent biographies have done; rather he follows the course of a critical reputation as it has evolved from the poet's earliest probes to the present day. Thus Wordsworth and the Critics offers an engaging narrative of the reputation of this most prominent of Romantic poets."--Jacket

xix, 166 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-157) and index

2023-06-28