The Prelude

Angela & Uncle Jerry compare the structural relationship between the 5-minute and 10-minute versions of All Too Well to Wordsworth's multiple versions of The Prelude (1799, 1805, 1850). Uncle Jerry notes that the 1799 version is more oral and organic, with elements of orality and redundancy, while the 1850 version was sanitized and made more literary. He draws a parallel to how Taylor's original 10-minute version was more raw and oral, while the 5-minute version was edited down for general consumption. The comparison is about process and structure rather than content.