![]() In an essay for the London Review of Books, Michael Wood highlights the time that Samuel Taylor Coleridge sent his poem “The Nightingale” to Wordsworth, writing, “And like an honest bard, dear Wordsworth/You’ll tell me what you think, my Bird’s worth.” Some of it was the type of clever wordplay you might expect from England’s elite poets. The fitting, alliterative moniker makes it hard to forget that Wordsworth was a wordsmith, but it also made him an easy target for mockery at the hands of other Romantic era writers. Certificate of attendanceĪ certificate of attendance will be sent to you electronically within a week of your courses finishing.For those of you who thought William Wordsworth was a not-so-subtle pseudonym meant to further the literary brand of a certain 19th-century poet, think again: William Wordsworth’s real name was actually William Wordsworth. If you are seeking to enhance your own study experience, or earn academic credit from your Cambridge Summer Programme studies at your home institution, you can submit written work for assessment for one or more of your courses.Įssay questions are set and assessed against the University of Cambridge standard by your Course Director, a list of essay questions can be found in the Course Materials. Essays are submitted two weeks after the end of each course, so those studying for multiple weeks need to plan their time accordingly. There is an evaluation fee of £65 per essay.įor more information about writing essays see Evaluation and Academic Credit. To add to the learning experience, we are also planning additional evening talks and events. Your weekly courses are complemented by a series of two daily plenary lectures, exploring new ideas in a wide range of disciplines. Wordsworth - Selected Poetry (any edition)Ĭoleridge - Selected Poetry (any edition) Typical week: Monday to Fridayįor each week of study you select a morning (Am) and an afternoon (Pm) course, each course has five sessions, one each day Monday to Friday. The maximum class size is 25 students. Coleridge – ‘Kubla Khan’ Required reading Wordsworth – ‘Strange fits of passion’, ‘Composed upon Westminster Bridge’ĥ. Wordsworth – ‘Lines written in early spring’, ‘The tables turned’, ‘A slumber did my spirit seal’Ģ. To become aware of the register and voice used in the poetryġ. ![]() To become aware of the politics within the poetry.The learning outcomes for this course are: ![]() These two poets are as vibrant as they were over 200 years ago and in this course we will study certain of their most demanding poems to hear how much they still have to say to us. They wanted to move the poetry away from ratiocination and into feeling.Īs a result, we today think of poetry as emotional, socially observant, plainer in its language and willing to be allusive. They wanted to leave behind the poetic language of the early 18th century, which, at its extreme, seemed to speak only in certainties couched in artifice. Coleridge, for example, wanted to live in America, Wordsworth went to live in revolutionary France. These demands that they set themselves were part of their reaction to the huge changes that the 18th century brought, signalled by the French Revolution and the American war of Independence. And they also wanted it to be written in plain language, a language closer to conversational prose. They wanted a poetry that could speak of depression and equally speak of politics. They both wanted to create a poetry that would capture complex, confused moods and thoughts, a poetry that saw the world with excitement and saw its mystery. The word, Romantic, is now used to describe mainly poetry written at the end of the 18th century and in the early 19th century, but to themselves they were simply friends who found an identity of purpose and belief. ![]() Wordsworth and Coleridge are two of the great poets of the first generation of ‘Romantic’ writing.
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