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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790838703321

Autore

Newlyn Lucy

Titolo

William and Dorothy Wordsworth [[electronic resource] ] : All in each other'

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2013

ISBN

0-19-150466-1

0-19-872814-X

0-19-150465-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Disciplina

821.7

Soggetti

Authorship - History - Collaboration - 19th century

English

Languages & Literatures

English Literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Homeless; 2. Windy Brow and Racedown; 3. Alfoxden; 4. Hamburg; 5. Goslar and Sockburn; 6. Homecoming; 7. Dwelling; 8. The Grasmere Journal; 9. The Orchard at Town End; 10. Scotland; 11. Grasmere and Coleorton; 12. The Lake District; 13. The Continent; 14. Wanderlust; 15. Rydal; 16. Home; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

William Wordsworth's creative collaboration with his 'beloved Sister' spanned nearly fifty years, from their first reunion in 1787 until her premature decline in 1835. Rumours of incest have surrounded the siblings since the 19th century, but Lucy Newlyn sees their cohabitation as an expression of deep emotional need, arising from circumstances peculiar to their family history. Born in Cockermouth and parted when Dorothy was six by the death of their mother, the siblings grew upseparately and were only reunited four years after their father had died, leaving them destitute. How did their orpha