WILLIAM

WORDSWORTH
Introduction + Wordsworth
Introduction
: Literary Criticism
By : Shaikhah Mohammed
: Literary Criticism
 Matthew Arnold , describes literary criticism as “a
disinterested endeavor to learn and propagate the best that is
known and thought in the world.” Implicit in this definition
is that literary criticism is a disciplined activity that attempts
to study , analyze , interpret , and evaluate a work of art .
 
 When analyzing a work of art ,literary critics ask basic
questions concerning the philosophical , psychological ,
functional , and descriptive nature of a text . since the time
of Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle , the answers to
these questions have been seriously debated .
Theoretical criticism formulates theories , principles 
and tenets regarding the nature and value of art ,
theoretical criticism provides the necessary
. framework for practical criticism
Practical criticism (known also as appliad criticism) 
then applies the theories and tenets of theoretical
criticism to a particular work . It is the practical critic
who defines the standerds of taste and explains ,
. evaluates , or justifies a particular piece of literature
Beginning of Wordsorth:
By : Noof Folifl
By the close of the eighteenth century, the world had witnessed several 

major political rebellions—among them the American and French revolu­

tions—along with exceptional social upheavals and prominent changes in
philosophical thought. During this age of rebellion, a paradigmatic shift
occurred in the way people viewed the world. Whereas the eighteenth
century had valued order and reason, the emerging nineteenth-century
worldview emphasized intuition as a proper guide to truth. The eighteenth
century mind likened the world to a great machine with all its parts oper
ating harmoniously, but to the nineteenth-century perception the world
was a living organism that was always growing and eternally becoming.
Whereas the cities housed the centers of art and literature and set the standards of
good taste for the rationalistic mind of the eighteenth century And, devaluing
the empirical and rationalistic methodologies of the previous century, the
nineteenth-century thinker believed that truth could be attained bv tap­
ping into the core of our humanity or our transcendental natures
Such radical changes found their spokesperson in William
Wordsworth. was born in 1770. He grew up in the Lake
District (with which he is often associated) and went to
grammar school at Hawkshead in Furness. His first
departure from this part of the country took him to St
.John's College, Cambridge, in 1787
His Cambridge career was not particularly happy or
distinguished, and he graduated without honours in
1791. In 1790 he had undertaken a bold journey through
France, in the grip of Revolution, to the Alps. This
.sparked a fascination with France and radical politics
John's College, Cambridge, in 1791. After completing
his grand tour of the
Continent, he published Descriptive Sketches and
then met one of his literary admirers and soon-to-
be friends and coauthors, Samuel Taylor Cole­
ridge. In 1798, Wordsworth and Coleridge
published Lyrical Ballads, a collection of poems
.that heralded the beginning of British romanticism
:His marriage and children
By: Lamia Al Hwimel
In 1802, Lowther's heir, William Lowther, 1st Earl of
Lonsdale, paid the £4,000 owed to Wordsworth's father
through Lowther's failure to pay his aide.[19] It was this
repayment that afforded Wordsworth the financial means
to marry. On 4 October, following his visit with Dorothy
to France to arrange matters with Annette, Wordsworth
married his childhood friend Mary Hutchinson. Dorothy
continued to live with the couple and grew close to Mary.
The following year Mary gave birth to the first of five
:children, three of whom predeceased her and William
John Wordsworth (18 June 1803 – 1875). Married four times:
Isabella Curwen (died 1848) had six children: Jane, Henry, William,
John, Charles and Edward.
Helen Ross (died 1854). No children.
Mary Ann Dolan (died after 1858) had one daughter Dora (born 1858).
Mary Gamble. No children.
Dora Wordsworth (16 August 1804 – 9 July 1847). Married Edward
Quillinan in 1841.
Thomas Wordsworth (15 June 1806 – 1 December 1812).
Catherine Wordsworth (6 September 1808 – 4 June 1812).
William "Willy" Wordsworth (12 May 1810 – 1883). Married Fanny
Graham and had four children: Mary Louisa, William, Reginald, Gordon
Some of Wordsworth’s
Famous :Poems
By: Donia Abdalrhman
ODE TO DUTY:

Published: 1807
In ‘Ode to Duty’ Wordsworth conveys the
importance of duty which is like a light that guides
us; and a rod which prevents us from erring.
Although he recognizes the worth of love and joy, he
is now not sure whether blindly trusting them can
guide man to all good. He realizes that duty, though
stern, is also graceful and divinely beautiful and
.hence he is willing to serve it more strictly
LONDON 1802

Published: 1807
In the octave of this sonnet Wordsworth wishes that Milton was
still alive as England hasfallen drastically since Milton’s period
.with its people becoming selfish and morally stagnant
In the sestet he explains how Milton could improve the present
.situation of England if he was alive
Through ‘London 1802’ Wordsworth brings to light the problems
.with English society while paying homage to Milton
TINTERN ABBEY

Published: 1798
‘Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey’, which is
usually referred to simply as ‘Tintern Abbey’, is one of the best-
known poems of Wordsworth. It contains elements of the ode,
the dramatic monologue and the conversation poem.Tintern
Abbey is situated in the village of Tintern in Monmouthshire, on
the Welsh bank of the River Wye. The poem is noted for
Wordsworth’s descriptions of the banks of the River Wye which
tell about his philosophies on nature. To this day, ‘Tintern
Abbey’ remains a source of critical debate due to its complex
.philosophical themes
WE ARE SEVEN
Published: 1798
Written in ballad form, ‘We are Seven’ gives an
account of a conversation between an adult
poetic speaker and a little cottage girl which
centers around the adult questioning the girl how
many siblings does she have. The little girl
counts her two dead siblings as part of the family
and the adult who is perplexed tries to reason
with her. The poem ends with the girl saying,
“Nay, we are seven!” It remains popular for its
simple narrative and complex implications
: His Death
By : Haya Mosfeer
Evolving Poetry and Philosophy

As he grew older, Wordsworth began to reject

radicalism. In 1813, he was named as a distributor
of stamps and moved his family to a new home in
the Lake District. By 1818, Wordsworth was an
.ardent supporter of the conservative Tories
Though Wordsworth continued to produce poetry
including moving work that mourned the deaths of two
of his children in 1812 — he had reached a zenith of
creativity between 1798 and 1808. It was this early work
that cemented his reputation as an acclaimed literary
figure.

In 1843, Wordsworth became England's poet laureate, a

position he held for the rest of his life. At the age of 80,
he died on April 23, 1850, at his home in Rydal Mount,
Westmorland, England
: The cunclogen
By : shaikhah Mohammed
The famous critic William Wordsworth is one
of the most influential figures in literary
criticism, he wrote many wonderful books
such (Ode to duty , We are seven ) William
Wordsorth died at the age of 80, on April
.23, 1850
.The End
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Shaikhah Mohammed-
Noof Folifel-
Lamia Foheid-
Donia Abdalrhman-
Haya Mosfeer-