The Character of the Poet : :Wordsworth in "The Prelude"

By a judicious use of psychoanalytic concepts, Richard Onorato interprets the Wordsworth revealed in the poem __The Prelude__ and relates the problems of poetic autobiography to those of personality. Originally published in 1971. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Cover Contents Preface I. The Nature of the Problem 1. "Wordsworth" 2. Recurrent Metaphors and the Memory of Growth II . From "Tintern Abbey" to the Prelude 1. The Speaker 2. The Depths of Response 3. In the Presence of a Poetic Obsession III . Beginnings That Became the Prelude 1. The Scope of Unclear Plans 2. Metaphors of Beginning and Where They Lead 3. The Hermetic Adventure 4. Milton and Beyond IV. Imagination and Revelation V. Memories and Imaginings 1. The Fiction of the Self 2. Some Versions of Child and Mother 3. The Truest Memory of Early Childhood VI. The World Beyond the Vale 1. Cambridge 2. Three Figures of the World 3. Bad Dreams and London VII. Men and History 1. Ideals of Mind, Man, and Self 2. Some Versions of Father and Son 3. "Depressed, Bewildered Thus . . ." VIII. Conclusion: Arab, Wanderer, Druid, Christian Appendix Bibliography Index By a judicious use of psychoanalytic concepts, Richard Onorato interprets the Wordsworth revealed in the poem The Prelude and relates the problems of poetic autobiography to those of personality. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905