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William Wordsworth
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Author of The Art of the Lyrical Ballads and others. William Wordsworth, (born April 7, 1770, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England—died April 23, 1850, Rydal Mount, Westmorland), English poet whose Lyrical Ballads (1798), written with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the English Romantic movement.
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William Wordsworth began his literary career as a poet at an early age. His noted poetic works An Evening Walk (1793) and Descriptive Sketches (1793) are of a high order. His first fruit of genius was given out in the Lyrical Ballads (1798).
This publication of this monumental work ushered the new era of romanticism in English poetry. The Prelude’ is an autobiographical poem consisting of fourteen parts. Wordsworth remained a true interpreter of nature to humanity The excursion’ runs in nine parts and was published in 1814. It is based on the love of Wordsworth towards nature.
Wardsworth published in 1807 two volumes of poems which represent the fine flower of his genius. His remarkable lyrics are “The Solitary Reaper“, “The Greek Linnet“. I wandered lonely as a cloud”.
The other great poems of Wordsworth are “Ode on the Intimations of Immortality” Resolution and Independence’ ‘Ode to Duty‘.”Tintern Abbey (1798), The Sparrow’s Nest( 1801). My heart leaps up’ (1802)”To the cuckoo’ (1804). The Affiliation of Margaret‘ (1804).
“Stanza Suggested by a Picture of Peele Castle’ (1805), ‘Character of Happy Warrior’ (1806). ‘Laodamia (1814) and Michael’ (1814). Wordsworth revived the Petrarchian vogue of writing sonnets. The sonnets of Wordsworth are divided into six groups.