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The Romantic Poets  1790--1837 Wordsworth (1770-1850) Age of Wordsworth The leading figure of the English romantic poetry, the focal poetic voice of the period. A voice of searchingly comprehensive humanity and one that inspires his audience to see the world freshly, sympathetically and naturally. “Up to 1820 the name of Wordsworth was trampled underfoot; from 1820 to 1830 it was militant; from 1830 to 1835 it has been triumphant.” (De Quincey) His greatness lies in his impressive, even stubborn authenticity of tone. The most important contribution he has made is that he has not only started the modern poetry, the poetry of the growing inner self, but also changed the course of English poetry by using ordinary speech of the language and by advocating a return to nature. Sometimes it is accomplished through the employment of primitive or simplistic literary form as in such lyrical ballads as ‘The Thorn’, as well as the Lucy Poems. Sometimes he turns his blank verse manner of 18th century georgic into an original, profoundly introspective vehicle of ‘egoistical sublime’ (a term by Keats), as in The Prelude, The Ruined Cottage and Tintern Abbey. Wordsworth succeeds in convincing the reader that what would otherwise be considered banal or even comic does in fact bring about special, mysterious literary effects. This topic is often found in his treatment of the poor, the disabled, the mad, etc., who were earlier disregarded by poets. The Prelude 序曲 Poems in Two Volumes 双卷诗集 The Excursion 远足 The Thorn 荆棘 The sailor’s mother 水手的母亲 Michael 麦克尔 The Affliction of Margaret 玛格丽特所受的折磨 The Old Cumberland Beggar 老坎伯兰的乞丐 Lucy Poems 露茜 The Idiot Boy 白痴男孩 The Solitary Reaper 孤独的收割者 To a Highland Girl 致高地姑娘 The Ruined Cottage 被摧毁的茅屋 The conflict The Lake Poets ~~ Byron One of simple animosity 仇恨, also in a way reflected the broad social struggle between the landed aristocracy and the oppressed multitude of the English people, For the lake poets critici