The golden age of Wordsworth's poetry creation was from 1797 to 1807. As his fame gradually rose, so did his creation. By 1830, his achievements had been widely recognized, and he was named the poet laureate of England in 1843. Because he and Coleridge and other poets often live in the mountainous and lake areas of northwest England, Edinburgh Review in June 5438+0807+00 called them representative poets of lake poets. At the end of 18 and the beginning of 19, some poets gathered by the lake in northwest England, and most of their poems described the lake area, so they were called "lake poets".
In the early poems "Late Step" and "Essays Collection", the description of nature basically did not exceed the tradition of18th century. However, judging from Lyric Ballads Collection, it broke with the poetic style of18th century, which brought a brand-new style to poetry creation and opened a new era of romantic poetry in the history of English literature. The preface he wrote for the second edition of Lyric Songs is regarded as the declaration of romantic literature. His other works include immortal signs and hermits, a long philosophical poem composed of overture and roaming.
1770 On April 7th, william wordsworth was born in Kirkmouth, Cumberland, England. Wordsworth ranks second. There is one elder brother in the world, and one elder sister and two younger brothers in the world. His father is a lawyer. Wordsworth lost his mother at the age of 8 and his father at the age of 13. When he was a teenager, he lived in a boarding school and was separated from his brothers and sisters. The inheritance of five children from their father is mainly a debt of 8500 pounds to a nobleman. However, this nobleman was unwilling to pay back the money before 1802 died. It can be said that Wordsworth's life as a teenager was very poor. However, the beautiful natural scenery in the area where he lived saved and compensated for his lack of material and family, so Wordsworth was not poor in his early memories. He has a "pious love" for nature and regards nature as his spiritual home. Influenced by the school teacher, I began to write poems. Wordsworth's first poem was written in 1784.
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From 65438 to 0787, he entered St. John's College of Cambridge University, became familiar with Greek Latin literature, and studied Italian, French and Spanish. 1790 and 179 1 went to France twice. At that time, during the French Revolution, young Wordsworth expressed deep sympathy and yearning for the Revolution. Soon after returning to China, the situation changed greatly, and Wordsworth was disappointed with the French Revolution. From 65438 to 0795, he and his sister Dorothy and poet Coleridge lived in the lake area in the northern mountainous area and spent their whole lives there. Wordsworth and Coleridge published a collection of lyric songs in 1798, and Wordsworth wrote a preface when the collection was reprinted in 1800.
Wordsworth was not taken seriously when The Collection of Lyric Songs was published, and even more, it was opposed by critics after the preface was published. When his two volumes were published in 1807, they were still attacked by critics. But since the beginning of19th century, his achievements in poetry have been gradually recognized. Radical poets such as Leigh Hunt also called him the pioneer and leader of new poetry praising nature, saying that his poems replaced the artificial poetry style of18th century. People think that lyric songs announce the birth of romantic new poetry. Wordsworth had an artistic influence on Shelley, Byron and Keats.
1843 was named "Poet Laureate" in England, and he wrote many poems for the court, but his artistic achievements were greatly inferior.
1850 died on April 23rd.
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Poets robert southey and Coleridge lived nearby. These three people were called "lake poets". Southey and Coleridge also live in the same city. They are called "lake poets".
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