- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Classics (26 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140431365
- ISBN-13: 978-0140431360
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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A continuous text made up of extracts from Dorothy Wordsworth's Journal and a selection of her brother's poems. Dorothy Wordsworth kept her Journal 'because I shall give William pleasure by it'. In doing so, she never dreamt that she was giving future readers not only the chance to enjoy her fresh and sensitive delight in the beauties that surrounded her at Grasmere but also a rare opportunity to observe 'the progress of a poet's mind'. Colette Clark's skilful and perceptive arrangement of Dorothy's entries alongside William's poems throws a unique light on his creative process, and shows how the interdependence of brother and sister was a vital part in the writing of many of his great poems. By reading these poems in relation to the Journal it is possible to trace the processes by which they were committed to paper and so achieve a fuller understanding of them. A writer in her own right, Dorothy kept her Journal sparse in personal and emotional detail. Yet there is, nevertheless, a deep emotional undercurrent running beneath the surface which only falters when William marries Mary Hutchinson. Never again was Dorothy to achieve the freedom, spontaneity and the limpidly beautiful prose with which she infused and irradiated the Grasmere Journals.
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Dorothy Wordsworth was one of those sweet characters whose only life lies in their complete dedication to a man of genius. Read the first page
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This review is from: Home at Grasmere: Extracts from the Journal of Dorothy Wordsworth and from the Poems of William Wordsworth (Penguin Classics) (Kindle Edition)
I was forced to study William Wordsworth at school and quite frankly, I didn't like it at all. Endlessly long odes and poems which had flowery language and not much else (in the opinion of a prejudiced 17 year old). Some years later I visited Dove Cottage which was home to Wordsworth and his sister, Dorothy (and eventually also his wife, Mary)for several years and what I learned there was a revelation. I was lucky enough to be shown round the cottage by a hugely enthusiastic university student who infused enthusiasm into her talk and inspired us all. She was very knowledgeable about Dorothy Wordsworth and at the end of the visit, on her recommendation, I bought a copy of Home at Grasmere. That was several years ago and the book remains one of my favourites and one which I have revisited many times.
Dorothy gives us a vivid portrayal not only of what was what like to be the sister of a highly respected poet but also to what it was like to live at the beginning of the nineteenth century. And it is this which is the most interesting part of the book. Life at Dove Cottage: the meetings with Coleridge, the long walks with William which she wrote about copiously (and which he used to remind him of details which he later put into his poems) the minutiae of their daily life, the toothache, the treks to Keswick, the making of bread - all of these are there to tell us what it was like and it is all fascinating. Underlying it all is an edginess surrounding her feelings for William - why did she retire to bed distraught on the day of his marriage to Mary - and this make for fascinating reading. I can't recommend it highly enough - a brilliant book.
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This review is from: Home at Grasmere: Extracts from the Journal of Dorothy Wordsworth and from the Poems of William Wordsworth (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
In the introduction it is stated the value of this book lies in the arrangement and presentation of the material. Both Dorothy's journals and William's poems are placed in context. There was harmony of spirit, it is stated, between Dorothy and William.
In Dorothy's journal Coleridge is described as a shadowy and melancholy figure. The dynamo of Dorothy's journal is her love for William. William's unfinished poem, 'the Recluse' is set forth. It contains the impressions of Grasmere. Dorothy and William walked evenings. They went to Rydale for the mail. They met the man who provided the form for 'The Leech-Gatherer.' Coleridge visited. He read CHRISTABEL. Dorothy ironed, gathered material for mattresses, made pies. From October to December William worked on the poem, 'Michael'. Dorothy describes the ash trees--deep orange lemon color, and some still fresh in summer green. She makes a giblet pie. She reads AMELIA, Richardson. The poem 'Michael' is included in this compilation of Wordsworthian writings. She speaks of putting the rag boxes in order. William reads aloud to the others from Spenser at tea. Both William and Dorothy read Chaucer. Dorothy's housekeeping and baking run through the diary entries. William is writing out an alteration of Chaucer's CUCKOO AND NIGHTINGALE. From December to March 1787 to 1788 William is working on a version of 'The Ruined Cottage' from THE EXCURSION. The version is included in this book. The Wordsworth family members speak about Charles Lamb's tragedy, the lethal attack in September 1786 of his sister Mary resulting in his mother's death. 'The Idiot Boy' 1798 is one of the finest examples of the Wordsworth early style the editor notes. William marries Mary Hutchinson October 4, 1802. Assuredly the relationship of brother and sister changes, but this issue is not covered in the excerpts given. |
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