William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was a renowned English Romantic poet who, along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication “Lyrical Ballads” in 1798. Wordsworth is known for his lyrical poetry that often celebrates nature’s beauty, the individual’s emotions, and the human mind’s power.
Some of Wordsworth’s most famous works include poems like “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey,” “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” (commonly known as “Daffodils”), and “The Prelude,” which is considered one of the greatest autobiographical poems in the English language. Wordsworth’s poetry often explores memory, childhood, imagination, and the relationship between humanity and nature. He believed that poetry should be accessible to the common people and spontaneously overflow with powerful feelings.
Throughout his life, Wordsworth was closely associated with the Lake District in England, where he drew much of his inspiration from the landscape’s natural beauty. His work significantly influenced subsequent poets and writers, and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English literary tradition.
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