William Wordsworth's long autobiographical poem "The Prelude" traces the development of the poet from childhood to adulthood. It was originally composed of two books in 1799 and was later expanded to 14 books over 35 years. The poem focuses on Wordsworth's experiences with nature and society and how they shaped his philosophical ideas and abilities as a poet. Through blank verse and a freedom of tone, Wordsworth explores themes of nature, imagination, childhood, and the role of the poet in a rapidly industrializing world.

1. THE PRELUDE
By
William Wordsworth

2. Points to be focused
● Introduction of Poet & Poem
● “The Prelude” Books History
● FORM (language of poetry)
● Themes in poems
● Relevance with aspects

3. Introduction Of Poet
● 1770-1850
● Known as a father of Romantic poetry
● Revolutionized poetry
● He wrote about ordinary life and nature in common
language
● By the time he was 13 and he was an orphan

4. William Wordsworth
● Bore and raised in beautiful lake district of England –
this beautiful natural environment became the basis
of his poems
● He graduated from Cambridge and travel to Europe
● Spent time in France where he embraced the ideals of
the French Revolution

5. The book history
● He wrote 1st version in 1799
● Contain 2 books
● In 1805, expanded the contents and separated into 13
books
● Next 35 year of life spent in revising the poem
● Style and esthetics
● When he died in 1850, He had divided the book into 14
books
● Now ‘’The Prelude” contain 14 Books

6. Over view of Wordsworth Book
● 1st Book is about his Childhood and society reactions
● 2nd Book is about his abilities
● 3rd book is about experience entering in college life
● 4th book is about return to his countryside and realization
● 5th is about human vanity
● 6th is about return to college and experience of hiking in
France
● 7th love for theater (Fictional Work)
● 8th Book return to countryside and understand people
● 9th & 10th ( French Revolution ) including 11th in theme
● 12th return to nature and heal his mind
th

7. Introduction to poem
● Prelude means (Event Severing as an
introduction)
● Attempt based on perception of the world
(surrounding)
● Portrait Events (From childhood to his whole life)
● Review (auto-biographical & philosophical)
● Wordsworth conceived the poem as a preface for
The recluse

8. ● The Recluse was to be his greater work (Philosophy)
● The Recluse was never finished
● He discusses the creation of the poet
● Autobiographical

9. Wordsworth`s legacy
● The start of romantic movement
● Rural life is consider to be heaven
● Celebrate the immediate, the emotional and the
personal
● A value of personal experience and reaction

10. In addition to The prelude
● Focus (The simple miracles of perceptions and
Experience)
● Thought long and deep
● Vivid direct image and description

11. Eco-criticism
● Industrialization
-Effects
● Noise pollution
- disturb poet ability
-Disturb writer thinking

12. Language & Forms
● Blank verse
-Unrhymed
-Iambic Pentameter
● Tone: Freedom
● How it is Epic.?
● -Priestly robe, Holy services, Aeolian visitations

13. Blank verse
● Be nothing better than a wandering cloud
● I look about; and should the chosen guide
● Would gladly grapple with some noble theme
● Our object and inglorious, yet the end –
● One end at least hath been attained; my mind

14. Tone of writer
● Freedom
● -escaped / From the vast city, where I long had
● pined / A discontented sojourner: now free, /
● Free as a bird to settle where I will.
● Devout
● -poetic numbers came / Spontaneously to clothe
● in priestly robes / A renovated spirit singled out,
● / Such hope was mine, for holy services.

15. How it is Epic
● Long Narrative
● Well defined purpose
● Division into pieces (Books)
● Characters
● Travelling
● Development
● Complex Story
● Romantic epic

16. Character
● Nature (Guide)
● William Wordsworth (Hero)
● Industrial Society (Villain)

17. Parallels
● Nature, Childhood, Innocence and Purity
● Industrial Society, Adulthood, Corruption

18. Presented By,
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