William wordsworth biography, life, interesting facts. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading delphi complete works of william wordsworth illustrated delphi poets series book 11. The works of william wordsworth wordsworth collection. William wordsworth and his sister dorothy move back to lake district and settle in the village of grasmere. William wordsworth s lucy poems consist of five verses composed between 1798 and 1801. Wordsworth married a childhood friend, mary hutchinson. Together with samuel taylor coleridge, wordsworth helped to launch the romantic age in english literature with the 1798 joint publication lyrical ballads. He is known to have played several contributions to literature and poetry in particular. Delphi complete works of william wordsworth illustrated.
Delphi complete works of william wordsworth illustrated delphi poets series book 11 kindle edition by wordsworth, william. Williams mother died when he was 7 years old and he became an orphan at the age of years. One of the great english poets, he was a leader of the romantic movement in england. Pdf the aim of this paper is to examine wordsworths poem the prelude in the sense of being autobiographical. William wordsworth biography life, childhood, death. He used simple, everyday language, and was against poetic diction sophisticated language 6. It was during this period that wordsworth, enthusiastic about new ideas of democracy, became a supporter of the. William wordsworth died after a short illness on 23 april 1850.
His father was john wordsworth and mother was anne cookson wordsworth. Wordsworth, which will be found in the sibylline leaves, p. William wordsworths lucy poems consist of five verses composed between 1798 and 1801. Williams sister, the poet and diarist dorothy wordsworth, to whom he was close all his life, was born the following year. Wordsworths masterpiece is generally considered to be the prelude, an autobiographical poem of his early years which the poet revised and expanded a. It is easy to outline the bare facts of wordsworths life, but we should be more concerned with those aspects of his life and work which are relevant to the poems on. View table of contents for the life of william wordsworth.
In 18 he accepted the post of distributor of stamps for the county of westmorland, an appointment that carried the salary of. 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. He has begun work on an autobiographical poem about his experience in france. The revolutionary years of wordsworth and coleridge. William wordsworth biography childhood, life achievements. They include strange fits of passion have i known, she dwelt among the untrodden ways, i travelled among unknown men. William wordsworths the world is too much with us is a romantic sonnet that can be broken into two parts. William wordsworth 17701850 became romanticism, in many ways. William wordsworth was a great and famous poet that is known all over the world. William wordsworth life he was born in 1770 in the lake district. Johns college, cambridge, and participated on a walking tour of italy and france, where he spent the rest of the year. Wordsworth s major legacy was the introduction of a new attitude towards nature as he introduced nature imagery into his work, and presented a fresh view of the relationship between man and.
The best wordsworth poems selected by dr oliver tearle. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. Life and main works william wordsworth was born in 1770 in the lake district. Life and works in 1791 he graduated from cambridge and traveled abroad. William wordsworth 17701850 produced some of the greatest english poems of the late 1700s and early 1800s. In the prelude wordsworth states that the aim is the preserv ation of. William wordsworth was a major english romantic poet who, with samuel taylor coleridge, helped launch the romantic age in english literature with their 1798 joint publication, lyrical ballads.
William wordsworth was born on april 7, 1770, in cookermouth, cumberland, england, the second child of an attorney. He may be the least fascinating personally of the romantic poets although there is plenty for a psychologist to unpack if they read between the lines, but his impact was real. During his life wordsworth calls the unpublished work the poem to coleridge. However, he supported her and his daughter as best he could in later life. W was honoured with the degree of doctor of civil law by oxford university and in 1843 he became the poet laureate. William wordsworth 7 april 1770 23 april 1850 was an english romantic poet who, with. Benjamin robert haydon, william wordsworth, 1842, london. Wordsworth lives in grasmere for the rest of his life. Unlike the other major english romantic poets, he enjoyed a happy childhood under the loving care of his mother and was very close to his sister dorothy.
He lost his parents when he was a child and he had three brothers and a sister, dorothy. List of books and articles about william wordsworth. Johns college, cambridge, where he is an indifferent student. A life study guide and get instant access to the following summary. The complete poetical works of william wordsworth by wordsworth, william, 17701850. William wordsworth was a british writer who, with samuel taylor coleridge, authored lyrical ballads. The speaker tells us in the first part that we have lost our connection with nature, and that that connection was one of our most important relationships. Wordsworth, william life and works 2 riassunto della vita e descrizioer con commento delle opere di william wordsworth. William wordsworth life, works, features, daffodils. William wordsworth was a famous english poet who played a central role in the english romantic movement. The prelude is a spiritual autobiography based on wordsworths travels through europe and his observations of life.
William wordsworth, his life, works and influence by harper, george mclean, 18631947. Main works lyrical ballads, with a few other poems 1798. Wordsworth, born in his beloved lake district, was the son of an attorney. William wordsworth biography list of works, study guides. The second of five children born to john wordsworth and ann cookson, william wordsworth was born on 7 april 1770 in what is now named wordsworth house in cockermouth, cumberland, part of the scenic region in northwestern england known as the lake district. William wordsworth books list of books by author william. In 18 he accepted the post of distributor of stamps for the county of westmorland, an appointment that carried the salary. Wordsworth was englands poet laureate from 1843 until. The main characters of this poetry, classics story are. He went to school first at penrith and then at hawkshead grammar school before studying, from 1. Firstly he had begun attending grammar school, and later went to cambridge. He was educated at the grammar school of hawkshead and then at st. William wordsworth was born in cumberland, in the lake district, where he spent his childhood happily.
Free download or read online the works of william wordsworth wordsworth collection pdf epub book. William wordsworth was born in 1770 at cumberland in the lake district. Page 1 william wordsworth timeline and biography timeline 1770 wordsworth is born in the lake district. In 1808 wordsworth and his family moved from dove cottage to larger quarters in grasmere, and five years later they settled at rydal mount, near ambleside, where wordsworth spent the remainder of his life. R 34 w1 wordsworth, william, the poetical works of william wordsworth edinburgh. 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. William wordsworth 17701850 was a major romantic poet, based in the lake district, england. He is best known for ushering in the romantic age in english literature with the joint publication of lyrical ballads with samuel taylor.
Long considered the best biography on wordsworth, its hard to disagree. They include strange fits of passion have i known, she dwelt among the untrodden ways, i travelled among unknown men, three years she grew in sun and. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this william wordsworth. William wordsworth was born at cockermouth, cumberland, on april 7, 1770, and was educated at hawkshead grammar school and at cambridge. In the summer vacation of 1790 he made a pedestrian tour through france and switzerland, and in november 1791 returned to. William wordsworth, shreveport, james smith noel collection william. Selected poetry william wordsworth 17701850 doral academy. On april 7, 1770, major english romantic poet william wordsworth was born. Wordsworths parents were john wordsworth, a legal agent for james lowther, 1st earl of lonsdale and collector of customs at whitehaven, and his wife, ann cookson.
Pdf it is very hard to describe wordsworths poetry. In the poem he wrote about his life called the prelude, he remembered that it. He went to school first at penrith and then at hawkshead grammar school before studying, from 1787, at st johns college, cambridge all of which periods were later to be described vividly in the prelude. William wordsworth simple english wikipedia, the free. William wordsworth 17701850 wordsworth, born in his beloved lake district, was the son of an attorney. Read this brief biography to find more on his life. By examining the family and financial circumstances of wordsworths early years, this. William wordsworth william wordsworth biography poem.
His greatest work was the prelude dedicated to samuel taylor coleridge. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1120 pages and is available in paperback format. William wordsworth, who rallied for common speech within poems and argued against the poetic biases of the period, wrote some of the most influential poetry in western literature, including his most famous work, the prelude, which is often considered to be the crowning achievement of english romanticism. This edition contains the famous preface, the manifesto of english romanticism. Wegr 34wor wordsworth, william, the prose works of william wordsworth london. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1884, and was written by william wordsworth. While in france he fell in love with annette vallon, who bore him a daughter, caroline, in 1792.