William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth is considered to be the greatest among all of the English Romantic poets. Although he did not always get the recognition that he rightfully deserved in the early part of his career, only through trials and tribulations did he reach the pinnacle of the literary world. "Wordsworth said of "the Prelude" that it was "a thing unprecedented in the literary history that a man should talk so much about himself": " I had nothing to do but describe what I had felt and thought" and " therefore could not easily be bewildered.""(Sinatra, 1) Wordsworth's innovative concept of nature and his frank exploration of his feelings and philosophical ideas created his own original poetic theory. Asserting himself as a noted figure in the English literary world, his accomplishments are unprecedented through out the world.
William born at Cockermouth in the Lake District of Cumberland, England to John and Anne Cookson Wordsworth, on April 7th of 1770. Unfortunately Wordsworth lost his mother at the early age of eight, and the loss of his father five years later made him depend on his uncle for a good education." Schooling at Hawkshead was followed by matriculation at Cambridge University, where he entered St. John's college in 1787. Upon Graduation he revisited his beloved France to both learn the language and to develop himself into a man."(Frank N. Magil et al, 2200)
His primary goal was the learn French due to his admiration of French society. "Much besides language, however drew the attention of young Wordsworth, much to the influence of his surroundings, William found himself developing two passions, one for Annete Vallon and the other for the French Revolution."( Frank N. Magill et al, 2200)
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..., with his writing. Affecting the way I think and see things in the world. His depiction of nature adds rippling effects to minds young or old, the way he puts emotion into every word makes a person think of how deep of a person Wordsworth really was. William Wordsworth truly revolutionized both the Literary and artistic worlds.
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