William+Wordsworth




 * William Wordsworth** was a prominent figure in the Romantic movement in British literature during the late 18th century. He was born on April 7, 1770 in Cockermouth, England, and attended St. John's College, a constituent college of Cambridge University. His thinking was first influenced by time he spent in France during the Revolution, and upon returning to England, he met and began wiritng with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. They collaborated to write //Lyrical Ballads// (1798)//,// a collection of poems which is considered to be the beginning of English Romanticism, and of which, "Tintern Abbey" is the final poem. Wordsworth is known for his reflective, contemplative writing, often referencing nature, his biggest influence. He strove to break away from English poets of the time by writing in a more common language that could be understood by a bigger audience, and this is evident through the form of "Tintern Abbey." Although his early work was not considered particularly significant at the time, it was, but as he aged his poetry became less prominent. He died April 23, 1850 due to a pleurisy infection.