Wordsworth: the Prelude -'The growth of a poet's mind'

- Demonstrate understanding of Wordsworth’s purposes in composing his ‘psychological epic’.
- Appreciate how Wordsworth’s distinctive handling of blank verse in long narrative spans is crucial to the poem’s impact.
- Identify how Wordsworth’s life and circumstances influenced his most ambitious poem.

No. You will be provided with photocopies of edited selections, week by week. Bring a pen and paper.

Teacher explanation; group discussion.

TUTOR BIOGRAPHY:
Peter Brennan is a poet, and was for many years Head of English at The Latymer School, Edmonton. He founded Visionary Company courses in 2005, and is Editor-in-Chief of Perdika Press.