The Prelude

1799, 1805, 1850: A Norton Critical Edition

William Wordsworth, M. H. Abrams (Cornell University), Stephen Gill (Lincoln College, Oxford University) , Jonathan Wordsworth (Exeter College, Oxford University)

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Norton
17 December 1979

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets; Literary studies: poetry & poets

Series: Norton Critical Editions

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"There are no fewer than seventeen manuscripts of The Prelude in the Wordsworth library at Grasmere. Working with these materials, the editors have prepared an accurate reading version of 1799 and have newly edited from manuscripts the texts of 1805 and 1850—thus freeing the latter poem from the unwarranted alterations made by Wordsworth's literary executors. The editors also provide a text of MS. JJ (Wordsworth's earliest drafts for parts of The Prelude) as well as transcriptions of other important passages in manuscript which Wordsworth failed to include in any fair copy of his poem. The texts are fully annotated, and the notes for all three versions of The Prelude are arranged so that each version may be read independently. The editors provide a concise history of the texts and describe the principles by which each has been transcribed from the manuscripts. There are many other aids for a thorough study of The Prelude and its background. A chronological table enables the reader to contextualize the biographical and historical allusions in the texts and footnotes. ""References to The Prelude in Process"" presents the relevant allusions to the poem, by Wordsworth and by members of his circle, from 1799 to 1850. Another section, ""Early Reception,"" reprints significant comments on the published version of 1850 by readers and reviewers. Finally, there are seven critical essays by Jonathan Wordsworth, M. H. Abrams, Geoffrey H. Hartman, Richard J. Onorato, William Empson, Herbert Lindenberger, and W. B. Gallie."

By: William Wordsworth
Edited by: M. H. Abrams (Cornell University), Stephen Gill (Lincoln College, Oxford University), Jonathan Wordsworth (Exeter College, Oxford University)
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: annotated edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 41mm
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9780393090710
ISBN 10: 039309071X
Series: Norton Critical Editions
Pages: 704
Publication Date: 17 December 1979
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active