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William wordsworth 17711850 is the foremost of the english romantic poets. William wordsworth 17701850, british poet, credited with ushering in the english romantic movement with the publication of lyrical ballads1798 in collaboration with samuel taylor coleridge. When william wordsworth became a fulltime poet in the late 1790s, one of his first projects was an epic called the recluse a philosophical poem that would connect the human mind, nature, and society. About william wordsworth academy of american poets. His father was john wordsworth, sir james lowthers attorney the fifth baronet lowther was the most feared and hated aristocrat in all of cumberland and westmoreland, an intolerable tyrant. William wordsworth books biography and list of works. William wordsworth in antiquarian and collectable books for sale. William wordsworth 7 april 1770 23 april 1850 was an english romantic poet who, with samuel taylor coleridge, helped to launch the romantic age in english literature with their joint publication lyrical ballads 1798 wordsworth s magnum opus is generally considered to be the prelude, a semiautobiographical poem of his early years that he revised and expanded a number of times. He is remembered as a poet of spiritual and epistemological speculation, a poet concerned with the human relationship to nature and a fierce advocate of using the vocabulary and speech patterns of common people in poetry. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1120 pages and is available in paperback format. Marriage and childrenedit dove cottage town end, grasmere home of william and dorothy wordsworth, 17991808. William wordsworth 7 april 1770 23 april 1850 was an important poet of the romantic age in english literature many people think that the prelude, an autobiographical poem of his early years is his masterpiece. One of the great english poets, he was a leader of the romantic movement in england. William wordsworth 17701850 was born in cockermouth, cumberland, in the lake district.
In contrast to the decorum of much 18thcentury verse, he wanted to relate situations from common life in language really used by men, embodying the spontaneous overflow of feelingsrecollected in tranquility. Wordsworth s masterpiece is generally considered to be the prelude, an autobiographical poem of his early years which the poet revised and expanded a. William wordsworth was born on 7 april 1770 in cockermouth, cumberland, in the lake district. William wordsworth the recluse and the prelude britannica. Buy william wordsworth in antiquarian and collectable books. An anthology of works from prolific poet william wordsworth. Works of william wordsworth ebook by william wordsworth. The poetical works of william wordsworth volume 1 on apple. The collected poems of william wordsworth by william wordsworth, 9781853264016, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The poetical works of william wordsworth thomas hutchinson 1895. William wordsworth was one of the founders of english romanticism and one its most central figures and important intellects. Born in england in 1770, poet william wordsworth worked with samuel taylor coleridge on lyrical ballads 1798. A chronological survey of wordsworths writing is given here as well as attention to the facts of his. A list of poems by william wordsworth autumn day, autumn leaves, autumn song.
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