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Complete Poetical Works by William Wordsworth From Project Bartleby at Columbia University, here is all of Wordsworth's poetry, as it was collected in 1888 by John Morley. The poems are indexed alphabetically and by first line. | |
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Lyrical Ballads Here, from the University of Virginia, is Wordworth's collaborative effort with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, published in 1798. This is the first edition, with the "Advertisement" that was later replaced by Wordsworth's famous "Preface." It is a milestone of early Romanticism. | |
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University of Toronto: Selected Poems This selection from Wordsworth's poetry may be a good place to begin for those not already acquainted with the author. In addition to a repeat posting of the above-named 1798 edition of Lyrical Ballads, these pages include a broad selection of some other of Wordsworth's poems, and the "Preface" to Lyrical Ballads (1798), which was published in 1801 (though it is usually dated 1800). | |
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The Wordsworth Trust The Wordsworth Trust sponsors this page devoted to providing information on Wordsworth's home, Dove Cottage in Grasmere, where the poet wrote most of his best poems. Here you will find visitor information, a virtual tour of Dove Cottage, information on the Wordsworth Museum, and some biographical information on the poet. Of particular interest at this site are the pictures, which show the interior of the cottage and portraits of Wordsworth himself. There is also a page containing a new poem by Wordsworth each month, set alongside a poem apiece by two contemporary poets. | |
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The Oxford Book of English Verse Here is the e-text of Arthur Quiller-Couch's anthology, where you will find 26 poems by Wordsworth placed among those of such contemporary poets as Blake, Burns, Coleridge, and Landor. | |
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Authors Calendar: William Wordsworth This Finnish site provides a concise biography and a list of the author's works. | |
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TCG's Wordsworth Page Here is a page providing a "quotation generator," for those who would like to sample Wordsworth's poetry, links and text files which contain biographical information, poetry, quotes, and "Chapter One" of the page author's Masters thesis on Romanticism. | |
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To William Wordsworth Here is a hypertext version of Coleridge's poem, written after he heard Wordsworth recite from "The Prelude." It includes links to "The Prelude," to a dictionary of late 18th-century English language usage, and more. | |
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William Wordsworth Page Here is an excellent page on the author. Of particular interest here are a collection of five of Wordsworth's critical works and six substantial essays on the poet. | |
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Introduction to the British Lake District National Park This page provides geological and arboricultural information on the Lake District, and describes the profound influence its beauty has had upon artists and writers, among them Wordsworth. | |
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Concordance to Lyrical Ballads Here is a useful concordance to Lyrical Ballads. | |
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encyclopedia.com Here is a hypertext encyclopedia entry for Wordsworth. The page contains "see also" links, and a linked list of essays on Wordsworth and other relevant topics. The catch is that to read the essays, you must subscribe. | |
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Incompetech: William Wordsworth The Incompetech pages poke fun at the authors whose lives and works they chronicle. A lot of valuable information is to be found here, but it may be best to read these sometimes outrageous entries in conjunction with a straightforward, objective biography. These pages on Wordsworth are a little more subdued than some of the other entries found here. | |
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Malaspina Great Books: William Wordsworth Here is a page indexing some resources on Wordsworth. It includes links to a few of the sites already listed here, but also contains information on where to find books by and about the author, links to Malaspina University lectures on Romanticism, and a list of thought-provoking essay topics on Enlightenment and Romantic poetry. | |
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Interpretation of "The Daffodils" Here is a short interpretation of "The Daffodils," which may be helpful to beginning students. | |
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The San Antonio College LitWeb: William Wordsworth This page contains links and a list of major works. | |
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The Romantic Movement in British Literature Also at the above site, one may read from selections by other English Romantics, view images of some of their subjects (e.g. Tintern Abbey), or view a chronology. | |
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Encyclopædia Britannica: William Wordsworth The Encyclopædia Britannica contains an excellent entry on Wordsworth that is particularly helpful because it provides many links to other entries on such subjects as Grasmere, Tintern Abbey, the Romantic Movement, etc. | |
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The Wordsworth Circle The Wordsworth Circle "is a learned, international, quarterly journal founded in 1970 to publish contemporary studies of literature, culture, and society primarily in England during the Romantic period from about 1760 to 1850." You will find information on this journal here. | |
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LakesNET This site provides a great deal of information on the Lake District, where Wordsworth was born. | |
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Cockermouth Vital statistics for Wordsworth's home town. Nearby one can read a brief history of William and his sister Dorothy in the Lakes District. | |
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William Wordsworth (1770-1850) This site has a nice collection of Wordsworth links, e-texts, and information. |
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