INTRODUCTION
- William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was an English Romantic poet.
- His most famous works include “The Prelude” and “Lyrical Ballads”.
- He is considered as one of the most prominent figures in the Romantic literary movement.
A WALK THROUGH HIS LIFE
- He was born in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England in 1770.
- His Fathher’s name is John Wordsworth who was an attorney and his Mother’s name is Anne Cookson.
- His early works were heavily influenced by his mother’s death in 1778 when he was eight years old.
- He was educated at St John’s College, Cambridge.
- He was influenced by the works of Thomas Gray and William Cowper.
- In 1793, Wordsworth published his first collection of poems,” An Evening Walk” and “Descriptive Sketches”.
- He was inspired by the beauty of the English landscape and its people and his poetry often celebrated the joys of nature as well as the struggles of the common man.
- He was greatly influenced by his friend and fellow poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
- His most famous work, Lyrical Ballads in 1798 was a collaboration between himself and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
- This collection of poems was revolutionary for its time, as it challenged the so far followed structure of poetic form and style.
- In 1802, Wordsworth moved to Grasmere in the Lake District,Scotland where he wrote some of his most famous works such as “The Prelude” and “The Excursion”.
- He also wrote many poems inspired by the landscape of the Lake District.
- In 1802, he published his famous poem “Lines Written in Early Spring,” which is still considered to be one of the most important Romantic poems.
- Wordsworth traveled widely throughout Europe, visiting France, Switzerland, and Germany.
- In 1843, He was appointed as the “Poet laureate of England” which is prestigious position.
- Wordsworth was also very popular in his time and his works were widely read and admired.
- He continued to write until his death in 1850 in Rydal Mount, England.
- He is buried in Grasmere,England alongside his wife and children.
- He was a great influence on later Romantic poets such as John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Alfred Tennyson.
- He is remembered not only for his poetry, but also for his influence on the Romantic literary movement.
- His works have had a lasting impact on the English language and literature, and his poetry is still studied and celebrated.
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