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William Wordsworth (1770-1850) - Coggle Diagram
William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
was born on 7 April
1770
in
Cumbria
(north-est of England)
his mother died when he was 7 and his father at 13
studied at
Cambridge University
1790:
visited France during Revolution
full of enthusiasm for the republican ideals of the revolution
supported the new government’s republican ideals
1795:
Wordsworth met Coleridge and their friendship was crucial for the development of English Romantic Poetry
worked together on the
Lyrical Ballads
, a collection of poems
first published anonymously in 1798
A second edition followed in 1800 including a Preface
including a
preface:
considered the
Manifesto of English Romantic Poetry
1795:
Wordsworth wrote some of his most famous poems
published in the collection
Poems, in Two Volumes (1807)
wrote an impressive number of poems, including:
short works
based on nature, narrative poetry
longer, meditative works
written in blank verse
main works:
Prelude:
13 books in its
1808
edition
is an autobiographical work, describing the development of his ideas and of his poetry
The Excursion:
is a long work of philosophical reflection
on man, nature and society during a tour of the mountains
As he grew older, continued to produce poetry, but his
most creative period
was between
1798 and 1808
It was this early work that won him his great reputation as a poet
Wordsworth became England’s Poet Laureate in
1843
died at the age of 80 on
23 April 1850