The Revolutionary 'i': Wordsworth and the Politics of Self-Presentation

By Ashton Nichols

In the winter of 1798-99, shut up in the freezing German town of Goslar, William Wordsworth began producing a series of lyrical fragments that appeared first in letters written to Coleridge and emerged eventually as source texts for The Prelude . These lyrics are revolutionary because they construct a new version of the autobiographical 'I'. The Revolutionary 'I' explores the numerous voices of the poetic speaker 'Wordsworth' and their relationship to the historical figure who shared the same name.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333718895
• ISBN13: 9780333718896
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"