Recluse

Recluse Synopsis

"e;The Recluse"e; is part one of an unfinished philosophical poem by William Wordsworth. It was intended to be a long three-part epic but, although planned in his late 20s, Wordsworth went to his grave at 80 years old having written to some completion only "e;The Prelude"e; and the second part "e;The Excursion"e;, and leaving no more than fragments of the rest. "e;The Recluse"e; was to be Wordsworth 's three-part masterpiece, but tragically remains uncompleted.

We are republishing this short piece with introductory biographical excerpts from Leigh Hunt, Anna Marie Hall and Thomas Carlyle. This little book constitutes a must-read for poetry lovers and is not to be missed by those with an interest in the life and work of this celebrated English Romantic poet. William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was an English Romantic poet famous for helping to usher in the Romantic Age in English literature with the publication of "e;Lyrical Ballads"e; (1798), which he co-wrote with Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Wordsworth was poet laureate of Britain between 1843 until his death in 1850. Other notable works by this author include:

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• The Tables Turned"e
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• The Thorn"e
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• Lines Composed A Few Miles above Tintern Abbey"e