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William Wordsworth

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Lyrical Ballads

6,443 words, approx. 22 pages

Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge Born in West Cumberland, England, in 1770, William Wordsworth was educated at a local school in Hawkshead in the heart of the Engli... Read more

Lyrical Ballads

6,449 words, approx. 22 pages

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William Wordsworth

2,579 words, approx. 9 pages

William Wordsworth (1770-1850), an early leader of romanticism in English poetry, ranks as one of the greatest lyric poets in the history of English literature.William Wordsworth was born in Cookermou... Read more

William Wordsworth

12,046 words, approx. 41 pages

Although William Wordsworth is now regarded as the central poet of his age, during his lifetime Byron or Scott, and later Tennyson, received more popular acclaim. Even readers in the nineteenth centur... Read more

William Wordsworth

5,278 words, approx. 18 pages

Discussing prose written by poets, Joseph Brodsky has remarked, "the tradition of dividing literature into poetry and prose dates from the beginnings of prose, since it was only in prose that such a d... Read more

William Wordsworth

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Biography EssayAlthough William Wordsworth is now regarded as the central poet of his age, during his lifetime Byron or Scott, and later Tennyson, received more popular acclaim. Even readers in the ni... Read more