Lancaster University - William Wordsworth: Poetry, People and Place
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William Wordsworth: Poetry, People and Place at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,763 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Go to Website  |
Credential | Certificate |
William Wordsworth: Poetry, People and Place at FutureLearn Highlights
- Duration 4 weeks
- Weekly study 4 hours
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William Wordsworth: Poetry, People and Place at FutureLearn Course details
- This free online course will explore the great poetry of William Wordsworth, with an emphasis on his writing process and the inspirational landscape of the Lake District. This course is presented in association with the Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere.
- You will study how Wordsworth created and revised some of his greatest works including "I wandered lonely as a Cloud" (perhaps better known as "Daffodils") and The Prelude (his autobiographical masterpiece). We will draw on the
- held by the
- in the museum next to his home.
- Through readings and discussions focusing on Grasmere and the landscape of the Lake District, the course will explore why this location was so important for Wordsworth.
William Wordsworth: Poetry, People and Place at FutureLearn Curriculum
Introducing Wordsworth and Lyrical Ballads
Introduction
Quiz
Lyrical Ballads
Poem: 'The Tables Turned'
Working with Manuscripts: 'Old Man Travelling'
Reflection and Summing Up
?Spots of Time?: Childhood, Education and Memory in The Prelude
Writing The Prelude
Beginning The Prelude
Childhood, Education and Memory
Assessment activity
Working with Manuscripts: The Goslar Letter
Reflection and Summing Up
'Michael': Wordsworth and the Importance of Place
'Michael' and the Importance of Place
The Sheepfold in 'Michael'
The Sheepfold and the Writing of 'Michael'
Reflection and Summing Up
William and Dorothy Wordsworth in and around Grasmere
Arriving in Grasmere
Assessment activity
The Grasmere Community and Dorothy?s Journals
Dorothy Wordsworth's Journal
Dorothy, William and the Daffodils
Summing Up
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