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- Publication Date
- 2009-02-17
- Pages
- 316
- ISBN
- 9780374108670
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374108676
ISBN-13
9780374108670
eBay Product ID (ePID)
69568895
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth : Alife
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Women, Women Authors, Poetry, Literary, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Siblings
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
16.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-041263
Reviews
"Elegant. . . Ms. Wilson's decision to limit her scope was a small bit ofgenius. She's writtena succinct yet roomy book, one that moves along withnovelistic buoyancy and grace. She gets the facts-to-fancy ratio, always a difficult one for a biographer to weigh, exactly right. She lays out the essentials of Dorothy Wordsworth's life likea well-orchestrated banquet, leaving no doubt that the resonating years 18003 are the bravura main course . . . InThe Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth, Ms. Wilsonstrides purposefully through Wordsworth's intoxicating life, quibbling when needed with earlier biographers, poking into every bit of tangled brush, triangulating her subject's life through the work of many other writers, some of them contemporary. The range of this biographer's references is wide, and wickedly inclusive. One chapter begins with a quotation from the political-punk band Gang of Four: 'This heaven gives me migraine.' This book, its own kind of heaven, gave me quite the opposite." -Dwight Garner,The New York Times "Sensitive and elegantly written." -Publishers Weekly "Frances Wilson's gifts as a textual critic, and her flair for dramatic storytelling, have delivered a new and potent Dorothy Wordsworth for the 21st century. In itsprecision and subtlety, her book has the power of a great portrait miniature." -Mark Bostridge,The Independent on Sunday "[Wilson] is not always respectful, but she is always interesting . . . This gripping narrative presents a character more subtle than the devoted, self-effacing amanuensis of tradition, or the later feminist stereotype." -Margaret Drabble,The Times Literary Supplement "Anelegant,psychologically astuteandoriginalbook." -Virginia Rounding,The Observer "[A]fine biography. . .Eloquentin her revelation of Dorothy's tormented private self, Wilson is equally sensitive and astute in her reading of the journals." -Miranda Seymour,The Times(London) "The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworthdoesn't disappoint . . . She writes with a definite sense of astonishment, but controls it with calm scholarly interest and a prevailing mood of humane tolerance. The combination isdeeply attractiveandoriginal." -Andrew Motion,The Guardian "Beautifully written, at times combative, and displaying a formidable knowledge of literature . . . Dorothy emerges as a fascinating woman-neither a handmaiden nor a victim but a talented and broken human being." -Richard King,The Sydney Morning Herald "[An]enjoyableandoriginalbook . . . Frances Wilson sensitively analyses this intense relationship, and provides a cleverly structured commentary on the journal as a whole . . . Wilson is a good scholar and her judgment is sound; moreover, she is not afraid to use her imagination to carefully explore what cannot be verified." -Adam Sisman,The Irish Times "Sympathetic . . . Informed by delicacy and common sense . . . The writing is oftenlovely, and there are manymoving, observant collations between the journal entries and William's poems." -Ann Wroe,The Daily Telegraph , "Sensitive and elegantly written." -Publishers Weekly "Frances Wilson's gifts as a textual critic, and her flair for dramatic storytelling, have delivered a new and potent Dorothy Wordsworth for the 21st century. In itsprecision and subtlety, her book has the power of a great portrait miniature." -Mark Bostridge,The Independent on Sunday "[Wilson] is not always respectful, but she is always interesting . . . This gripping narrative presents a character more subtle than the devoted, self-effacing amanuensis of tradition, or the later feminist stereotype." -Margaret Drabble,The Times Literary Supplement "Anelegant,psychologically astuteandoriginalbook." -Virginia Rounding,The Observer "[A]fine biography. . .Eloquentin her revelation of Dorothy's tormented private self, Wilson is equally sensitive and astute in her reading of the journals." -Miranda Seymour,The Times(London) "The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworthdoesn't disappoint . . . She writes with a definite sense of astonishment, but controls it with calm scholarly interest and a prevailing mood of humane tolerance. The combination isdeeply attractiveandoriginal." -Andrew Motion,The Guardian "Beautifully written, at times combative, and displaying a formidable knowledge of literature . . . Dorothy emerges as a fascinating woman-neither a handmaiden nor a victim but a talented and broken human being." -Richard King,The Sydney Morning Herald "[An]enjoyableandoriginalbook . . . Frances Wilson sensitively analyses this intense relationship, and provides a cleverly structured commentary on the journal as a whole . . . Wilson is a good scholar and her judgment is sound; moreover, she is not afraid to use her imagination to carefully explore what cannot be verified." -Adam Sisman,The Irish Times "Sympathetic . . . Informed by delicacy and common sense . . . The writing is oftenlovely, and there are manymoving, observant collations between the journal entries and William's poems." -Ann Wroe,The Daily Telegraph , " Elegant . . . Ms. Wilson's decision to limit her scope was a small bit of genius . She's written a succinct yet roomy book , one that moves along with novelistic buoyancy and grace . She gets the facts-to-fancy ratio, always a difficult one for a biographer to weigh, exactly right. She lays out the essentials of Dorothy Wordsworth's life like a well-orchestrated banquet , leaving no doubt that the resonating years 1800 3 are the bravura main course . . . In The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth , Ms. Wilson strides purposefully through Wordsworth's intoxicating life , quibbling when needed with earlier biographers, poking into every bit of tangled brush, triangulating her subject's life through the work of many other writers, some of them contemporary. The range of this biographer's references is wide, and wickedly inclusive. One chapter begins with a quotation from the political-punk band Gang of Four: 'This heaven gives me migraine.' This book, its own kind of heaven, gave me quite the opposite." -Dwight Garner, The New York Times " Entertaining and sometimes ingenious . . . Wilson . . . makes a strong case for taking a fresh look at Dorothy Wordsworth . . . [She] dives deep and headlong into the journals, applying various modern psychological and medical hypotheses. She comes up with some fascinating insights." -Jamie James, Los Angeles Times " Sensitive and elegantly written ." - Publishers Weekly "Frances Wilson's gifts as a textual critic, and her flair for dramatic storytelling, have delivered a new and potent Dorothy Wordsworth for the 21st century. In its precision and subtlety , her book has the power of a great portrait miniature." -Mark Bostridge, The Independent on Sunday "[Wilson] is not always respectful, but she is always interesting . . . This gripping narrative presents a character more subtle than the devoted, self-effacing amanuensis of tradition, or the later feminist stereotype." -Margaret Drabble, The Times Literary Supplement "An elegant , psychologically astute and original book." -Virginia Rounding, The Observer "[A] fine biography . . . Eloquent in her revelation of Dorothy's tormented private self, Wilson is equally sensitive and astute in her reading of the journals." -Miranda Seymour, The Times (London) " The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth doesn't disappoint . . . She writes with a definite sense of astonishment, but controls it with calm scholarly interest and a prevailing mood of humane tolerance. The combination is deeply attractive and original ." -Andrew Motion, The Guardian " Beautifully written , at times combative, and displaying a formidable knowledge of literature . . . Dorothy emerges as a fascinating woman-neither a handmaiden nor a victim but a talented and broken human being." -Richard King, The Sydney Morning Herald "[An] enjoyable and original book . . . Frances Wilson sensitively analyses this intense relationship, and provides a cleverly structured commentary on the journal as a whole . . . Wilson is a good scholar and her judgment is sound; moreover, she is not afraid to use her imagination to carefully explore what cannot be verified." -Adam Sisman, The Irish Times "Sympathetic . . . Informed by delicacy and common sense . . . The writing is often lovely , and there are many moving , observant collations between the journal entries and William's poems." -Ann Wroe, The Daily Telegraph, "[Wilson] is not always respectful, but she is always interesting . . . This gripping narrative presents a character more subtle than the devoted, self-effacing amanuensis of tradition, or the later feminist stereotype." -Margaret Drabble,The Times Literary Supplement "An elegant, psychologically astute and original book." -Virginia Rounding,The Observer "[A] fine biography . . . Eloquent in her revelation of Dorothy's tormented private self, Wilson is equally sensitive and astute in her reading of the journals." -Miranda Seymour,The Times(UK) "Frances Wilson's gifts as a textual critic, and her flair for dramatic storytelling, have delivered a new and potent Dorothy Wordsworth for the 21st century. In its precision and subtlety, her book has the power of a great portrait miniature." -Mark Bostridge,The Independent "Frances Wilson, whose biographyThe Courtesan's Revengehas already shown her to be an exceptionally shrewd analyst of erotic complexities, is the ideal person to turn to for answers-andThe Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworthdoesn't disappoint . . . She writes with a definite sense of astonishment, but controls it with calm scholarly interest and a prevailing mood of humane tolerance. The combination is deeply attractive and original."-Andrew Motion,The Guardian "This account is actually constructed, with scrupulous care, from Dorothy's own words . . . Frances Wilson is meticulously aware of the 'tantalising economy' of Dorothy's writings, and how they resist our intrusive sympathies."-Caroline Moore,The Telegraph, " Elegant . . . Ms. Wilson's decision to limit her scope was a small bit of genius . She's written a succinct yet roomy book , one that moves along with novelistic buoyancy and grace . She gets the facts-to-fancy ratio, always a difficult one for a biographer to weigh, exactly right. She lays out the essentials of Dorothy Wordsworth's life like a well-orchestrated banquet , leaving no doubt that the resonating years 18003 are the bravura main course . . . In The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth , Ms. Wilson strides purposefully through Wordsworth's intoxicating life , quibbling when needed with earlier biographers, poking into every bit of tangled brush, triangulating her subject's life through the work of many other writers, some of them contemporary. The range of this biographer's references is wide, and wickedly inclusive. One chapter begins with a quotation from the political-punk band Gang of Four: 'This heaven gives me migraine.' This book, its own kind of heaven, gave me quite the opposite." -Dwight Garner, The New York Times " Entertaining and sometimes ingenious . . . Wilson . . . makes a strong case for taking a fresh look at Dorothy Wordsworth . . . [She] dives deep and headlong into the journals, applying various modern psychological and medical hypotheses. She comes up with some fascinating insights." -Jamie James, Los Angeles Times " Sensitive and elegantly written ." - Publishers Weekly "Frances Wilson's gifts as a textual critic, and her flair for dramatic storytelling, have delivered a new and potent Dorothy Wordsworth for the 21st century. In its precision and subtlety , her book has the power of a great portrait miniature." -Mark Bostridge, The Independent on Sunday "[Wilson] is not always respectful, but she is always interesting . . . This gripping narrative presents a character more subtle than the devoted, self-effacing amanuensis of tradition, or the later feminist stereotype." -Margaret Drabble, The Times Literary Supplement "An elegant , psychologically astute and original book." -Virginia Rounding, The Observer "[A] fine biography . . . Eloquent in her revelation of Dorothy's tormented private self, Wilson is equally sensitive and astute in her reading of the journals." -Miranda Seymour, The Times (London) " The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth doesn't disappoint . . . She writes with a definite sense of astonishment, but controls it with calm scholarly interest and a prevailing mood of humane tolerance. The combination is deeply attractive and original ." -Andrew Motion, The Guardian " Beautifully written , at times combative, and displaying a formidable knowledge of literature . . . Dorothy emerges as a fascinating woman-neither a handmaiden nor a victim but a talented and broken human being." -Richard King, The Sydney Morning Herald "[An] enjoyable and original book . . . Frances Wilson sensitively analyses this intense relationship, and provides a cleverly structured commentary on the journal as a whole . . . Wilson is a good scholar and her judgment is sound; moreover, she is not afraid to use her imagination to carefully explore what cannot be verified." -Adam Sisman, The Irish Times "Sympathetic . . . Informed by delicacy and common sense . . . The writing is often lovely , and there are many moving , observant collations between the journal entries and William's poems." -Ann Wroe, The Daily Telegraph
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
828/.703 B
Synopsis
Described by the writer and opium addict Thomas De Quincey as "the very wildest . . . person I have ever known," DorothyWordsworth was neither the self-effacing spinster nor the sacrificial saint of common telling. A brilliant stylist in her own right, Dorothy was at the center of the Romantic movement of the early nineteenth century. She was her brother William Wordsworth's inspiration, aide, and most valued reader, and a friend to Colerid≥ both borrowed from her observations of the world for their own poems.William wrote of her, "She gave me eyes, she gave me ears." In order to remain at her brother's side, Dorothy sacrificed both marriage and comfort, jealously guarding their close-knit domesticity-one marked by a startling freedom from social convention. In the famed Grasmere Journals, Dorothy kept a record of this idyllic life together. The tale that unfolds through her brief, electric entries reveals an intense bond between brother and sister, culminating in Dorothy's dramatic collapse on the day of William's wedding to their childhood friend Mary Hutchinson. Dorothy lived out the rest of her years with her brother and Mary. The woman who strode the hills in all hours and all weathers would eventually retreat into the house for the last three decades of her life. In this succinct, arresting biography, Frances Wilson reveals Dorothy in all her complexity. From the coiled tension of Dorothy's journals, she unleashes the rich emotional life of a woman determined to live on her own terms, and honors her impact on the key figures of Romanticism., In this inspired close reading of Wordsworth's Grasmere Journals, Wilson reconstructs the rich and strange emotional life of a woman too often dismissed as a self-effacing saint and handmaiden to her brother William Wordsworth.
LC Classification Number
PR5849.W55 2009
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