William Wordsworth Biography

Study William Wordsworth using Online Video

With this title, you'll survey the works of William Wordsworth, whose poetry was inspired by the beauty of England's Lake District. Use our 2 online educational video titles to examine the life and poetry of William Wordsworth, whose poems herald the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings extolled by the Romantic Movement. Celebrate the senses and the imagination in poetry inspired by the beauty of England's Lake District. Listen to dramatic readings of selected poems by William Wordsworth, who was appointed poet laureate of England in 1843.

Learning Objectives:

• Survey William Wordsworth's life and examine his development as a poet.
• Gain insight to the images, moods, and themes of William Wordsworth's poetry.
• Identify some of the tenets of Romanticism.
• Listen to dramatic readings of selected poems by William Wordsworth that express the sensitivity and imagination characteristic of the Romantic movement.

• Literature > The History Of British Literature > The Time Life And Works Of William Wordsworth
• The Time Life and Works of William Wordsworth (Runtime: 15:24)
• Selected Poems of William Wordsworth (Runtime: 25:14)