Poetic Innovation in Wordsworth 1825–1833

"Poetic Innovation in Wordsworth 1825-1833" uses extensive manuscript study of Wordsworth's poems to present, for the first time, an account of his poetics during the supposedly "fallow" years, 1825-1833. The poetry of this period appears in a "landscape" that includes manuscripts, streams and pathways, and Wordsworth's house and garden at Rydal Mount. The book's design, by Karen Jacobs, echoes Robinson's argument that Wordsmith's late poetry both involves and evokes multi-layered responses.