Through The Wordsworth Country: A Companion To The Lake District
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
Condition remarks: Contents page loose. Heavy foxing throughout.
A richly detailed literary travel guide, Through the Wordsworth Country: A Companion to the Lake District charts the landscapes of England's Lake District through the lens of William Wordsworth's life and poetry, presenting the region's valleys, fells, and lakes as living extensions of the poet's imagination. Knight instructs the reader on how to see the natural world as Wordsworth saw it, tracing the paths, villages, and vistas that shaped some of the most celebrated verse in the English language. Written with scholarly warmth and a reverent appreciation for both nature and literature, the work illustrates how geography and genius are inseparable in Wordsworth's canon. It serves as an indispensable companion for anyone wishing to walk the same ground that inspired The Prelude, Tintern Abbey, and the great Romantic lyrics, grounding abstract poetic feeling in vivid, tangible place. Equal parts biography, literary criticism, and topographical guide, this volume remains a timeless resource for Wordsworth enthusiasts and lovers of the English countryside alike.
Author: William Knight
Format: Hardback
Published: 1892, Swan Sonnenschein & Co
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
Condition remarks: Contents page loose. Heavy foxing throughout.
A richly detailed literary travel guide, Through the Wordsworth Country: A Companion to the Lake District charts the landscapes of England's Lake District through the lens of William Wordsworth's life and poetry, presenting the region's valleys, fells, and lakes as living extensions of the poet's imagination. Knight instructs the reader on how to see the natural world as Wordsworth saw it, tracing the paths, villages, and vistas that shaped some of the most celebrated verse in the English language. Written with scholarly warmth and a reverent appreciation for both nature and literature, the work illustrates how geography and genius are inseparable in Wordsworth's canon. It serves as an indispensable companion for anyone wishing to walk the same ground that inspired The Prelude, Tintern Abbey, and the great Romantic lyrics, grounding abstract poetic feeling in vivid, tangible place. Equal parts biography, literary criticism, and topographical guide, this volume remains a timeless resource for Wordsworth enthusiasts and lovers of the English countryside alike.