Wordsworth: Poetry, people and place
Course
Online
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
Flexible
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Start date
Different dates available
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Virtual classes
Yes
We will explore the great poetry of William Wordsworth with particular emphasis on his writing process and the importance for him of the inspirational landscape of the Lake District.
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
Reviews
Subjects
- Writing
- Poetry
- Dove Cottage
- Cottage
- Grasmere
- Wordsworth
- Produced
- Greatest work
- Autobiographical
- Masterpiece
- Magnificent
- Designated
Course programme
The free online course will feature Dove Cottage, Grasmere where Wordsworth lived from 1799 to 1808 and where he produced much of his greatest work, including his autobiographical masterpiece, The Prelude.
We will draw on the magnificent, designated collection of the Wordsworth Trust, which includes 90% of the poet's manuscripts, to enable participants to study how poems are created and how they develop through the process of revision. Through lectures, readings and focusing on Grasmere and the wider Lake District area, we will explore why this specific location was so important for Wordsworth and evaluate the part that his poetry has played in the shaping and preservation of the National Park. Contributors to this course include Jeff Cowton, Curator of the Wordsworth Trust, and Professor Sally Bushell, one of the world's leading scholars of Wordsworth's writing process.
Wordsworth: Poetry, people and place