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I need some help with the role and contribution William Wordsworth in the romantic movement aka Romanticism. I've searched but can't find a comprehensive article on it. Can anyone help me with it :confused:
EDIT: I would be glad if someone can help me with it today as the one which I've written, is not enough for my final paper on thursday :lol:
First of all you can start with his famous preface to Lyrical Ballads. It's basically a manifesto of his poetic philosophy. The any major library will have dozens of books and articles to choose from.
You could also research poets like Percy Shelly who were influenced by him. Shelly even wrote a poem "To Wordsworth", but that was because Wordsworth's views had become more conservative.
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Originally Posted by SinnerSaint
Some critics say that the publication of "The Lyrical Ballads" by Coleridge and Wordsworth in 1798 mark the beginning of the romantic movement. For info, it is only in 1835 that the name "romantic" was created. There are two generations of romantics. First, Coleridge and his friend Wordsworth (1798 - 1805), and second, Keats and Shelley, 15 years after.
Col and Wordsworth met in the end of 1795 and became close friends in 1796. They obviously had an influence on each other. There are many books who deal with romanticism. For example, "The Poetry of Growth" by Stephen Prickett, or "The Emergence of Romanticism" by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky which gives a rough idea of the birth of this movement. As for a comprehensive article, you could have a look on "Francis" or another program and search for "Wordsworth and romanticism".
he is a productive poet,left us lots works!
His poemtry theory on nature also reflect the reality of the society at that time.
Yeah I've read that the collection 'Lyrical Ballads' pretty much launched the movement of romanticism in poetry.