The Poetry of Wordsworth (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Wordsworth
- First Published: 1793
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Nature, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Literature, Poetry or poets, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Romanticism
Critical Evaluation:
The most original genius of his age, William Wordsworth attacked the poetic diction and mannerisms fashionable in the mediocre poetry of the late eighteenth century, but his earliest poetry abounds in the personifications, hackneyed expressions, and apostrophes that he came to dislike most. His earliest poems, contained in AN EVENING WALK and DESCRIPTIVE SKETCHES, reveal the careful observation of nature that he excelled in during his most productive and most creative years between 1797 and 1807. He lacked only the discipline and the vision...
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