The Prelude and Other Poems
Annotated Edition (Great Poets Series)
(Author) William Wordsworth“Though absent long, These forms of beauty have not been to me, As is a landscape to a blind man's eye: But oft, in lonely rooms, and mid the din Of towns in cities, I have owed to them, In hours of weariness, sensations sweet, Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart” William Wordsworth's verse was the embodiment of the Romantic age, with its evocation of a unifying spirit running through all things. This collection brings together a rich and diverse selection of his works, from the epic autobiographical masterpiece The Prelude to much-loved shorter poems such as 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' and 'She Was a Phantom of Delight'. Alongside his more personal and introspective compositions, poems such as 'Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey', 'She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways' and 'The Idiot Boy' demonstrate, in an era of political and social ferment, the manner in which Wordsworth, together with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, forged a revolutionary new poetic style through the publication of Lyrical Ballads – one that embraced the vernacular and subjects previously deemed unworthy of poetry – and thus changed the literary landscape of England for ever.
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth was a British Romantic poet known for his lyrical and nature-themed poetry. His most notable works include "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey," "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," and "Ode: Intimations of Immortality." Wordsworth's literary style focused on the beauty of nature, the importance of individual experience, and the power of the imagination. He is considered a key figure in the Romantic movement and is known for his emphasis on emotion and personal expression in poetry. Wordsworth's impact on literature includes helping to establish Romanticism as a literary genre and influencing future poets with his profound connection to nature and exploration of human emotions. His most famous work, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," also known as "Daffodils," remains an enduring classic in English literature.
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