Explore the complexities of literary interpretation with Wordsworth’s Slumber and the Problematics of Reading. This critical study delves into the challenges of understanding Wordsworth’s renowned “A slumber did my spirit seal” lyric and other “Lucy poems.” Discover fresh interpretations of “Strange fits of passion” and “She dwelt among untrodden ways,” and examine Coleridge’s early appropriations. Caraher critically analyzes solipsism, death fantasies, and the evidence used by famous critics, offering new perspectives on Wordsworth’s work. This insightful book also proposes the theoretical relevance of John Dewey and Stephen Pepper for literary studies, enhancing theories of reading, evidence, and inquiry. A must-read for students and scholars of Romantic poetry and literary pragmatism.