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01735aam a2200253 i 4500 001 B6AD4E004C7A11EE8105036A52ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230906010035 008 200225s2020 enk 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1529011892 020 $a 9781529011890 040 $d SILO 100 1 $a Wordsworth, William, $d 1770-1850, $e author. 245 10 $a Selected poems / $c William Wordsworth ; with an introduction by Peter Harness. $h [a] 264 1 $a London : $b Macmillan Collector's Library, $c 2020. 300 $a xii, 158 pages ; $c 16 cm. 500 $a Includes index. 520 $a A pioneering poet of the Romantic movement, William Wordsworth was made Poet Laureate in 1843 for his lyrical innovation. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an introduction by Peter Harness. Selected Poems contains some of Wordsworth's most acclaimed and influential works including an extract from his magnus opus, The Prelude, alongside shorter poems such as 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud', 'To a Skylark' and 'Tintern Abbey'. Wordsworth's poems, more often than not written at his home in Grasmere in the beautiful English Lake District, are lyrical evocations of nature and divinity. They have a force and clarity of language akin to everyday speech which was revolutionary at the time. 650 0 $a English poetry $y 19th century. 650 0 $a English poetry $y 18th century. 655 7 $a Poetry. $2 lcgft. 941 $a 1 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20230906010408.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B6AD4E004C7A11EE8105036A52ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search