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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).
William Wordsworth (born April 7, 1770, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England—died April 23, 1850, Rydal Mount, Westmorland) was an English poet whose Lyrical Ballads (1798), written with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the English Romantic movement.
Wordsworth is best known for Lyrical Ballads, co-written with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and The Prelude, a Romantic epic poem chronicling the “growth of a poet’s mind.” Wordsworth’s deep love for the “beauteous forms” of the natural world was established early.
The Lucy Poems. The little sequence of Lucy poems—five short stanzaic poems on the mysterious Lucy figure—are exceptional in the works of Wordsworth. Never did he so successfully unite the compression demanded by the short lyric with the powerful impression of word and image.
This article lists the complete poetic bibliography of William Wordsworth, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] including his juvenilia, describing his poetic output during the years 1785-1797, [9] and any previously private and, during his lifetime, unpublished poems.
Wordsworth’s most famous work, The Prelude (Edward Moxon, 1850), is considered by many to be the crowning achievement of English Romanticism. The poem, revised numerous times, chronicles the spiritual life of the poet and marks the birth of a new genre of poetry.
But in his lifetime he wrote a great amount of poetry, in various forms and modes. Below are ten of Wordsworth’s very best poems, with a little bit about them. Learn more about Wordsworth’s writing with our pick of the most famous quotations from his work. 1. ‘ Composed upon Westminster Bridge ’.
The major works by Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850. Publication date 2008 Publisher Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press Collection ... Openlibrary_work OL26348W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 100 Page_number_module_version 1.0.3 Pages 790 Pdf_module_version 0.0.23 ...
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"The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1 (of 8)" by William Wordsworth is a comprehensive collection of poetry written in the late 19th century. This volume serves as an edited repository of Wordsworth's works, focusing on his poetic evolution and the contextual background of each piece.