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William Wordsworth, the worldly recluse [ Art and Literature ] … Image Benjamin Robert Haydon, ‘William Wordsworth’, © National Portrait Gallery, NPG 1857, 1842. Image Portrait of William Wordsworth by William Shuter, 1798. Cornell University Library. Résumé The literary career of William … relentlessly excoriated Wordsworth in his reviews over his singular style and choice of themes. Even the more flattering portrait (pictured above) by Benjamin Haydon depicts him as a man absorbed in his own musings. Wordsworth’s … Correspondence | Domesticity | French Revolution | Politics | Solitude Encyclopedia
John Thelwall [ Art and Literature / Politics / Association ] … Image John Hazlitt, ‘John Thelwall’, National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG 2163, circa 1800-1805. Image James Gillray, ‘Copenhagen House’, © The Trustees of the … Debate | Eloquence | French Revolution | Poetry | Public sphere Encyclopedia
Women's travel writing [ Reading & Writing / Mobility ] … Image Charles Thévenin, ‘La fête de la Fédération, le 14 juillet 1790’, © National Portrait Gallery, NPG 4997, 1792. Résumé This entry deals with female travel narratives to the Continent, with a focus on … Education | French Revolution | Travel | Women Encyclopedia