William Wordsworth – Exam Point Notes (Super Short & Crisp): 📍 Basic Info: Born: 1770, Cockermouth, Cumbria Died: 1850 Father: Attorney (Lawyer) Schooling: Penrith (infants’ school), then Hawkshead Grammar School College: St John’s College, Cambridge 💔 Personal Loss: Mother died – 1778 Father died – 1783 Reflected in: The Prelude 🖋️ Major Work: The Prelude – describes mixed joys and terrors of childhood 📚 Education & Views: Disliked academic course in college 🌍 Travel & Revolution: 1790: Walking tour – France, Alps, Italy 1791: Returned to France – influenced by French Revolution Believed in Republican ideals 💘 Love Life: Lover: Annette Vallon (surgeon’s daughter from Blois) Had a daughter with her Love story reflected in: "Vaudracour and Julia" (1820) ✍️ Back to England: Returned: 1793 Published 2 poems: Evening Walk Descriptive Sketches 😔 Later Phase: Experienced disillusionment with French Revolution Depression period: reflected in: The Borderers (1797)...
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