… Cornell University Library. Abstract The literary career of William Wordsworth (1770-1850) spans nearly sixty years, charting not only his evolution from disaffected radical to Victorian sage, but also the events and changes that shaped his … informs Wordsworthian sociability, which is tied to notions of domesticity, community, and nation-building. People > Art and Literature Keywords Correspondence Domesticity French Revolution Politics Solitude In a letter of 27 October 1818 … in 1792, he associated with supporters of radicalism. Subsequent years reflect his revolutionary sympathies, which were partly guided by his acquaintance with the philosopher William Godwin and his influential Enquiry Concerning Political …