Wordsworth : the chronology of the middle years, 1800-1815

As a poet whose art developed in a remarkably coherent chronological pattern and whose overt use of his own life for the subject matter of his verse was unparalleled in extent, Wordsworth presents an especially compelling claim to such systematic treatment. This volume is the first step toward providing a chronology of his life and works. An invaluable tool for students of this major writer and of the Romantic period generally, this book offers a rapid means of access to factual information for any type of study making use of either the dates or relative order of Wordsworth's writings or personal experiences. Based on unpublished as well as published materials, the main entries of the chronology present items of documented fact together with source references; a separate chronological listing of the writings is also provided. Discussions and arguments are confined to footnotes and appendices. Preface Contents Short Forms of Citation General Chronological List of Wordsworth's Writings with Their First Published Appearances Chronology, 1800-1815 Appendices. Addenda and Corrigenda for The Chronology of the Early Years. Renumbering of the Dove Cottage Papers 1785-1814. Index to Writings. Subject Index APPENDIX I. DC MS 29 APPENDIX II. The Christabel NB APPENDIX III. Lists and Copies of Poems in DC MS 38, DC MS 44, and in a Copy of Agostino Isola’s Pieces Selected from the Italian Poets APPENDIX IV. A Fragment of Critical Prose in DC MS 28 APPENDIX V. The chronology of The Prelude APPENDIX VI. The Chronology of Home at Grasmere, Prospectus, The Ruined Cottage, Guide to the Lakes, and The Excursion APPENDIX VII. The Printer’s MS of Poems in Two Volumes APPENDIX VIII. The Composition of The White Doe APPENDIX IX. The Wordsworth Commonplace Book, DC MS 26, and Certain Other Copies in W’s MSS APPENDIX Χ. A Letter from Mary Wordsworth to Mrs. Thomas Cookson Addenda and Corrigenda for The Chronology of the Early Years Renumbering of the Dove Cottage Papers 1785-1814 Index to Writings Subject Index [1] The chronology of the early years, 1770-1799. [2] The chronology of the middle years, 1800-1815.