Wordsworth's Fun by Matthew Bevis (English) Paperback Book

Description: Wordsworth's Fun by Matthew Bevis Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "The next day Wordsworth arrived from Bristol at Coleridges cottage," William Hazlitt recalled, "He answered in some degree to his friends description of him, but was more quaint and Don Quixote- like . . . there was a convulsive inclination to laughter about the mouth." Hazlitt presents a Wordsworth who differs from the one we know—and, as Matthew Bevis argues in his radical new reading of the poet, this Wordsworth owed his quixotic creativity to a profound feeling for comedy.Wordsworths Fun explores the writers debts to the ludic and the ludicrous in classical tradition; his reworkings of Ariosto, Erasmus, and Cervantes; his engagement with forms of English poetic humor; and his love of comic prose. Combining close reading with cultural analysis, Bevis travels many untrodden ways, studying Wordsworths interest in laughing gas, pantomime, the figure of the fool, and the value of play. Intrepid, immersive, and entertaining, Wordsworths Fun sheds fresh light on how one poets strange humor helped to shape modern literary experiment. Author Biography Matthew Bevis is professor of English at the University of Oxford. He is the author of The Art of Eloquence, Comedy: A Very Short Introduction, and Lessons in Byron. His essays have appeared in theLondon Review of Books, Harpers, Poetry, and Raritan. Details ISBN 022665219X ISBN-13 9780226652191 Title Wordsworth's Fun Author Matthew Bevis Format Paperback Year 2019 Pages 264 Publisher The University of Chicago Press GE_Item_ID:161785695; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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