# Wordsworth's Slumber and the Problematics of Reading, Vol. 1

By **Brian Caraher**

- ISBN-13: 9780271026244
- Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 292
- Published: 15 Apr 1991
- Language: en
- Price: £44.15 (new)
- Categories: Wordsworth, william, 1770-1850, Reader-response criticism, Wordsworth, william, 1770-1850

## About this book

Wordsworth's Slumber and the Problematics of Reading, Volume 1, is a critical study focused on the interpretive challenges of William Wordsworth's most famous lyrics. This academic work examines the nature of literary pragmatics through a detailed analysis of A slumber did my spirit seal, Strange fits of passion, and She dwelt among untrodden ways. The text provides a fresh perspective on the Lucy poems and explores how Samuel Taylor Coleridge appropriated these works in 1799.

Integrating reader-response criticism, Brian Caraher analyzes solipsism and fantasies of death within the poetry. The author utilizes the theoretical frameworks of John Dewey and Stephen Pepper to establish a new logic for literary inquiry and evidence. This volume contributes to the broader scholarly debate on pragmatism in literary studies, offering a rigorous examination of the rhetoric and assumptions used by prominent critics of William Wordsworth.

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