William Wordsworth, the worldly recluse [ Art and Literature ]
… the Poet Laureate, Wordsworth explored the concept of sociability on both local and national levels. His engagement with public debates throughout his life highlights the political tension that informs Wordsworthian sociability, which is … which he later recorded in books VI and IX-X of The Prelude . When he returned to London 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 Justice (1793). Wordsworth came …
Correspondence | Domesticity | French Revolution | Politics | Solitude
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