The passages in Wordsworth's Prelude known as the 'spots of time'
have always been regarded as important and impressive but have
seldom been satisfactorily explained. Whilst there is general
agreement about how well they are written, there is none at all
about what they might mean. David Ellis sets out to resolve this
paradox and, since the passages which concern him deal with very
private moments in Wordsworth's life and have an interest which is
largely psychological, he considers how far a knowledge of Freud
might be relevant to their understanding. His attempt to clarify
what is at once the most intriguing and baffling aspect of
Wordsworth's great autobiographical poem leads Ellis to make
challenging suggestions about how the whole work should be read.
This is a book for the student and general reader of Wordsworth as
well as for specialists. It should also appeal to those with an
interest in the nature of autobiography or the use (and the misuse)
of psych-analytic concepts in literary interpretation.
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