MACMILLAN Wordsworth's Classical Undersong: Education, Rhetoric and Poetic Truth

Wordsworth's classical education presents an amazing paradox: gifted teachers trained him in the full rigors of classical Latin and Greek, but his schoolmasters were committed to the Classics and to modern literature. Through them, Wordsworth developed a profound love for the Classics and thus an enlightened zeal for a new poetry, a poetry capable of being compared with and even daring to compete with the classical texts he so dearly loved. Richard Clancey's meticulously researched study presents new biographical information on Wordsworth's classical education and new facts about the education of his teachers. Review " Clancey's awkwardly long title actually understates the extraordinary reach of his learned, absorbing, and diversely valuable book." -- "Choice" " ...Clancey has given us a book that has real virtues..." -- "European Romantic Review" “Clancey's awkwardly long title actually understates the extraordinary reach of his learned, absorbing, and diversely valuable book.” —"Choice" “...Clancey has given us a book that has real virtues...” —"European Romantic Review" "Clancey's awkwardly long title actually understates the extraordinary reach of his learned, absorbing, and diversely valuable book." --"Choice" ..".Clancey has given us a book that has real virtues..." --"European Romantic Review" About the Author RICHARD CLANCEY was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, and has lived there most of his life. He earned his AB in Classics at John Carroll University, Cleveland, and his MA in English at Notre Dame University and his PhD also in English at the University of Maryland, College Park. He taught at Dunbarton College of the Holy Cross in Washington, D.C., and then came to teach English literature at John Carroll. His published articles focus on Wordsworth, especially his use of Horace and Demosthenes. He has been a frequent participant in the Wordsworth Winter School, Grasmere, England. He is an enthusiastic supporter of the Cleveland Orchestra and a passionate swimmer.