the Prelude - context
- Created by: indiaa1
- Created on: 23-05-18 21:28
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- the Prelude
- Childhood
- He was born in the Lake District with its scenery
- Father died - age 13
- Mother died - age 8
- Spent time with his grandparents with the wild moors and harsh treatment
- Nature
- Sublime - overwhelming or terrifying nature
- He was a Romantic poet: saw nature as awe-inspiring and worshipped its beauty due to its size and power
- Humans shaped by their interactions with nature
- Style
- Blank verse was revived by Milton (a poet he admired)
- From volume 1 of his epic poem which relays his experience between the ages of 5-10
- Memories of childhood to express his personal journey and search for understanding
- Experience
- Believed in Rousseau's theory that we should learn from nature and experience not classrooms
- 1791 - toured France and developed an enthusiasm for the French Revolution
- Began writing in 1798 after experiencing depression and home sickness in Germany
- Childhood
- He was a Romantic poet: saw nature as awe-inspiring and worshipped its beauty due to its size and power
- Humans shaped by their interactions with nature
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