William Wordsworth, Selected Poems
Wordsworth, with Coleridge, founded English Romanticism and changed what English poetry could be about.
“I wandered lonely as a cloud / That floats on high o'er vales and hills.”
Why It Matters
Wordsworth, with Coleridge, founded English Romanticism and changed what English poetry could be about. His radical commitment to common subjects, common language, and the inner life of memory became the template for two centuries of English-language lyric poetry. The Prelude invented the modern psychological autobiography.
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Personal reviewBetween him and Milton for #2 English poet.His quaint love of nature is infectious, and how he infuses that with everyday humble people, whether innocent or hardened, is just beautiful.Loved the vibe. Maybe a little one note, but it’s a great note
Notable Quotes
“The Child is father of the Man.”
“The world is too much with us; late and soon, / Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.”