The Mind of a Poet Volume 2

<p>This book seeks to study the mind of a poet specifically by picking William Wordsworth as a case study. The reason for signaling out Wordsworth as the person in whom to study the mind of a poet is that The Prelude reveals with unusual fullness a mind that is fundamentally poetic. Even its peculiarities its numerous limitations and its unusual emphases are in the main those of a poet. Besides poetry--not as with many other writers religious or social problems humanitarianism science politics economics metaphysics or literary criticism--was the chief concern of his creative years. Further the sheer amount of verse criticism letters and journals Wordsworth produced makes him an excellent choice for a study of this kind.</p>