<p>Originally published in 1941. This book stresses the transcendental rather than purely aesthetic qualities of William Wordsworth&#39;s work. It argues that the unusual aspects of Wordsworth&#39;s mind are not isolated and did not seem to him fanciful or merely personal; they were for him so many paths difficult to find and harder to follow yet leading to the great central truth that is the goal of all humankind&#39;s loftier strivings.</p>