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William Wordsworth(1770-1850) Wordsworth, born in his beloved Lake District, was the son of an attorney. He went to school first at Penrith and then at Hawkshead Grammar school before studying, from 1787, at St John's College, Cambridge - all of which periods were later to be described vividly in The Prelude. In 1790 he went with friends on a
William Wordsworth is best known for his romantic, emotional poetry, which pays particular attention to the connection between the common man and the natural world. The 18th-century poet wrote a number of romantic poems that went on to inspire many poets after him.
6 paź 2018 · In Wordsworth’s poetry, a personal voice—indeed a whole personality—comes out with incredible vividness and force. In this he is virtually the opposite of (say) Shakespeare, who banishes his own personal voice about as much as is possible in the hugely personal practice of literary creation.
5 cze 2012 · Summary. A longing for the company of others shaped Wordsworth's life, one he met by forming a number of intense relationships.
This chapter covers the early life of William Wordsworth from his birth at Cockermouth on 7 April 1770, through his first published poem and other early poetry, up to the composition of ‘Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey’ in July 1798.
5 kwi 1990 · Abstract. Based on intimate knowledge of the poet's manuscripts, on a fresh look at contemporary records, and on a study of the mass of material that has appeared since the last serious biography, a quarter-century ago, this new account of Wordsworth focuses on what was most important to him - his life as a writer.
By William Wordsworth. The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;— Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
