The Prelude

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The Prelude is William Wordsworth’s autobiographical epic poem that traces the growth of his mind and poetic imagination from childhood through adulthood.

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instanceOf autobiographical poem
epic poem
poem
alsoKnownAs Growth of a Poet's Mind
author William Wordsworth
compositionEndDate 1850
compositionStartDate 1798
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dedicatedTo Samuel Taylor Coleridge
firstCompleteVersionDate 1805
form long narrative poem
genre autobiographical poetry
blank verse
hasMainCharacter William Wordsworth (as narrator)
linked to: William Wordsworth
influenced English Romantic poetry
autobiographical long poems
influencedBy Lake District landscape
The French Revolution
linked to: French Revolution

William Wordsworth's childhood in Cockermouth
William Wordsworth's residence in France
William Wordsworth's time at Cambridge
language English
literaryMovement Romanticism
metricalForm blank verse
narrativePerspective first person
notableVersion 1805 text
1850 text
originalTitle Poem to Coleridge
partOf The Recluse (projected philosophical poem)
periodOfLiterature Romantic period
linked to: Romanticism
posthumousPublicationDate 1850
publishedPosthumously true
setting Cambridge University
France
Lake District
structure multiple books
subjectMatter childhood and youth
education
growth of the poet's mind
imagination vs reason
memory
nature
poetic imagination
theme creative process
development of consciousness
political disillusionment
relationship between man and nature
role of memory in identity
spiritual growth

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William Wordsworth notableWork The Prelude
Composed upon Westminster Bridge relatedWorkByAuthor The Prelude