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William Wordsworth (Cumberland (educated at Cambridge (follows democratic…
William Wordsworth
Cumberland
educated at Cambridge
follows democratic ideals of
France revolution
hoped could lead to a new social order
war England vs France
brought him to the edge nervous
breakdown
rediscovered
contact with nature in Dorset
went to live with his sister Dorothy 1795
she was his most faithful friend
always supported his poetry
copied down his poems
recorded their life in her
journals
moved to Somerset
to be near Coleridge
they produced collection poem
Lyrical Ballads
2nd edition contained Wordsworth Preface
which become Manifesto of english Romanticism
was made poet Laureate
stated that
subject should deal with everyday situation
language should be simple
object mentioned homely
called by their ordinary names
poet is a man among men
belong 1th generation
Romantic poets
shares Rousseau's faith
goodness of nature
is interested in the interaction between
man and nature
believes that man and nature
are inseparable
men are active participants of nature
nature is a source of pleasure and joy
it teaches man to love
and to act in moral way
Sensations lead to simple ideas
later combine into complex and organised ideas
memory is important during the process of
growth of the poet's mind
used imagination
as a synonym of intuition
of seeing into reality
he never admitted a divore between it and reality
Through the power of memory
emotion is reproduced in poetic form
a second emotion is generated