William and Dorothy Wordsworth : All in each other'

• Autore: Newlyn Lucy
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : OUP Oxford, 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (401 p.)
• Disciplina: 821.7
• Soggetto topico: Authorship - History - Collaboration - 19th century; English; Languages & Literatures; English Literature
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: William and Dorothy Wordsworth
• ISBN: 0-19-150466-1; 0-19-872814-X; 0-19-150465-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814428403321
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