William Wordsworth:The Poet,Poem,His life,Works

William Wordsworth:The Poet,Poem,His life,Works, Biography, Family Details 


You may have read some of the poem written by William Wordsworth.He is Perhaps the most celebrated and influential poet of the Romantic period of English Literature.




Introduction 


William Wordsworth was born in the year 1770 at Cockermouth in Cumberland on the edge of the Lake district.He was the third of five children of  John Wordsworth.He began a prolific literacy career with Lyrical Ballads(1798) and produced such immortal poems as "The profile",The excursion",Lucy poems","Michael", Simon Lee"etc.

 

William Wordsworth Bio data 


Name: William Wordsworth

Date of Birth: April 7, 1770

Place of Birth: Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Date of Death: April 23, 1850

Occupation: Poet


William Wordsworth was a famous poet from England. He loved nature a lot when he was young. This love for nature influenced his poetry. He went to Cambridge University and traveled to many places in Europe. He wrote poems about nature, everyday people and imagination.


Some of his most famous poems are about nature and simple things like flowers. People still love and enjoy his poems today.


William Wordsworth life


William Wordsworth was born on April 7, 1770, in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England to John Wordsworth and Ann Cookson. He had four siblings. When Wordsworth was just eight years old, his mother passed away and his father died when he was thirteen. 


He beloved sister Dorothy Wordsworth who was also poet and a diarist, was born the year following his birth.Wordsworth was very close to his sister.She was his companion through most of his life.


Wordsworth was looked after by his relatives who sent him to grammar school in Hawkshead,in the picturesque lake district region.Here the glorious bounties of nature taught him more than his school lessons could teach him.


He later went to St. John's College, Cambridge where he studied classics and literature. During his time at Cambridge, he became interested in revolutionary politics and was inspired by the principles of the French Revolution.


After graduating from Cambridge, Wordsworth traveled extensively in Europe, including a significant tour of the Alps which further fueled his love for nature and the outdoors. 


In 1791, he visited France where he became sympathetic to the revolutionary cause. However, disillusioned by the violence and chaos of the French Revolution, he returned to England in 1792.


In 1795, Wordsworth met Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the two poets formed a close friendship and literary partnership. Together, they published the "Lyrical Ballads" in 1798, a collection of poems that marked the beginning of the Romantic movement in English literature.

 

Wordsworth contributed several poems to the collection, including his famous "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey."


Wordsworth's poetry is characterized by its celebration of nature, its focus on the experiences of ordinary people and its exploration of the human imagination.


 Throughout his life, he continued to write poetry, prose and essays, earning him recognition as one of the greatest poets in the English language.


Wordsworth married Mary Hutchinson in 1802 and they had five children together. He spent the later years of his life settled in the Lake District, where he served as a distributor of stamps and enjoyed the tranquility of rural life.


 He passed away on April 23, 1850, at the age of 80, leaving behind a legacy of profound poetry that continues to inspire readers around the world.


Wordsworth works


Wordsworth was a prolific writer.He brought out a great variety of works throughout his literary career.We have listed some of his major works in the below.


  • The Lyrical Ballads(1798)
  • He includes peom like "Simon Lee","Lines Written in the Spring" in the Lyrical Ballads.
  • Lined Composed A few miles above Tintern Abbey(An Autobiography)
  • The Thorn(1800)
  • She Dwelt Among the Untrodden 
  • Lucy Gray(1800)
  • I travelled among Unknown Men.
  • "Michael" and "The two April morning"


William Wordsworth wrote many poems during his life. Some of his most famous ones are given below:

1. "Lyrical Ballads" (1798): -This book, made with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, has poems like "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey".

2. "Poems, in Two Volumes" (1807) :This book includes poems like "Ode: Intimations of Immortality" and "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud".

3. "The Prelude" (1805): This is a long poem where Wordsworth talks about his life and beliefs.

4. "The Excursion" (1814):This is a big poem about nature, spirituality, and people.

5. "Sonnets" (1807) : Wordsworth wrote lots of short poems called sonnets about nature, love, and time passing.

These are just a few of Wordsworth's famous works that he wrote during his lifetime.

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