{"product_id":"wordsworths-political-writings-paperback","title":"Wordsworth's Political Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. J. B. Owen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJ. W. Smyser\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compilation by Richard Gravil of texts edited by W J B Owen and J W Smyser presents the four major political texts in Wordsworth's prose oeuvre and illustrates both the detail of the poet's political grasp, and the remarkable swerves he made between 1793 and 1835. The first text, \u003cem\u003eA Letter to the Bishop of Llandaff\u003c\/em\u003e (1793) is severely Jacobinical. Had Wordsworth published it he would certainly have been prosecuted for sedition. In the book-length 'pamphlet' \u003cem\u003eConcerning the Convention of Cintra\u003c\/em\u003e (1809), Wordsworth mounts a passionate case for the national independence of Spain and Portugal, denouncing both the English ruling class and that 'intoxicated setter up of kings' the Emperor Napoleon, for their betrayal of liberty. The thoroughly Tory \u003cem\u003eAddresses to the Freeholders of Westmorland\u003c\/em\u003e (1818) is a shocking (but surprisingly eloquent) defence of old corruption. The fourth text is the political 'Postscript' to his 1835 volume, \u003cem\u003eThe River Duddon\u003c\/em\u003e, in which a surprisingly social democratic Wordsworth mounts a critique of the 'heartless schools' of political economy. The four texts are those of the three-volume \u003cem\u003eProse Works of William Wordsworth\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by W. J. B. Owen and Jane Worthington Smyser, and long out of print. The editors' general introductions and commentary are retained (the commentary converted into footnotes, where the information is of most immediate value), but in the interest of an affordable and attractive reading text, the textual introductions and manuscript notes are omitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 428\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52627272401203,"sku":"9781847600769","price":44.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZGNYbHNINTBKMHpLeFdZaDljS0FmZz09.webp?v=1762088262","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/wordsworths-political-writings-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}