Wordsworth's trauma and poetry : 1793-1803

Wordsworth's trauma and poetry : 1793-1803 / Richard E. Matlak.

"Based upon the testimony of Thomas Carlyle, most biographers acknowledge that Wordsworth witnessed the beheading of the journalist Antoine Gorsas in October 1793 during the Reign of Terror. But they go no further. This study reads the Poet's reactions to the Terror in passages from The Pr...

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Main Author: Matlak, Richard E., 1944- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
Series:Routledge studies in romanticism.
Subjects:
Wordsworth, William, > 1770-1850 > Criticism and interpretation.
Wordsworth, William, > 1770-1850 > Travel > France.
Post-traumatic stress disorder in literature.
English poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
Poets, English > 19th century > Biography.
France > History > Reign of Terror, 1793-1794 > Influence.
Holy Cross Note:Faculty author.
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Call Number: PR5882 .M38 2024
Status: In Library Use

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