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Dorothy & William Wordsworth vs Catherine & Heathcliff
2008-03-02 12:40:00 A couple of reviews of The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth by Frances Wilson mention a similarity with Wuthering Heights in the relationship between Dorothy and William Wordsworth:One of the most intriguing of Frances Wilson's insights concerns the way in which Dorothy and William's relationship can be better understood through considering the portrayal of Emily Brontë's Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, who are so much a part of one another that they cannot be separated. The other Brontë parallel is with Charlotte's violently insane Bertha Rochester. (Virginia Rounding in The Guardian) Such was their closeness that Wilson suggests Dorothy and William may have been the inspiration for Emily Brontë’s Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff. Although this may seem a little farfetched – particularly the Heathcliff element – Dorothy in her youth certainly embodied all the wildness of the heroine of Wuthering Heights. As described by de Quincey, she was a pagan goddess with “a gi...
By: BronteBlog
'Three Years She Grew...' by Wordsworth
2008-02-23 17:32:00 THREE years she grew in sun and shower, Then Nature said, "A lovelier flower On earth was never sown; This Child I to myself will take; She shall be mine, and I will make A Lady of my own. "Myself will to my darling be Both law and impulse: and with me The Girl, in rock and plain, In earth and heaven, in glade and bower, 10 Shall feel an overseeing power To kindle or restrain. "She shall be sportive as the fawn That wild with glee across the lawn, Or up the mountain springs; And her's shall be the breathing balm, And her's the silence and the calm Of mute insensate things. "The floating clouds their state shall lend To her; for her the willow bend; 20 Nor shall she fail to see Even in the motions of the Storm Grace that shall mould the Maide...
By: Literary Jewels
Ode: Intimations of Immortality by William Wordsworth
2008-01-13 14:11:00 AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ELEMENTS IN THE IMMORTALITY ODEApart from its philosophical aspect, the great Ode on the Intimation of Immortality is also in the nature of a personal document. It was written on the eve of his happy marriage with Mary Hutchison, when he was still at the height of his powers. But the poet felt that a great change had come over his relations with nature. The familiar objects of the external world were still there as usual. He could still find joy in nature, but could no longer perceive her appareled in celestial light as before. The poet was terribly shaken by the loss of ‘vision’ and asks the poignant question:Whither is fled the visionary gleam?Where is now, the glory and the dream.The poem, in short, faithfully records a grave spiritual crisis and how it was overcome. The poet gradually realized that though he had lost one gift, “the divine vision”, other gifts had followed, which were sufficient compensation for the single loss. There was no cause for gri...
By: Literary Jewels
Wordsworth - Takeover Vol.1
2008-01-09 11:53:00 Wordsworthhasteamedupwithw-ww.hiphopdx.comtoreleaseafr-eemixtapeforitsreaders. 01 Coronation (Produced by Sketchman) 02 Hip-Hop in the Headlines f. D-Dub, Mic Brown, & A-Class (Produced by DeMo) 03 The Black Book Conspiracy pt.1 (Produced by Strada) 04 Corrupt Justice (Produced by Sketchman) 05 Grudge of a Madman (Produced by Sketchman) 06 Introduction to the Nu Revolution f. The Nu Revolution Camp (Produced by Capish) 07 Legion of the lyricists ...
By: Hip-hop Reflex
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2008-01-05 01:38:00 Wordsworth - Mirror Music [2004]When Punchline and Wordsworth aka Punch and Words commanded the stage at a 1997 Lyricist Lounge showcase, event host Q-Tip was so impressed with Wordsworth and his then-partner Punchline that he tapped them to perform on "Rock Rock, Y'all," the closing track on A Tribe Called Quest's 1998 gold-certified album The Love Movement. Later that same year the duo was also featured on Black Star's "Twice Inna Lifetime." In addition to appearing on a multitude of other artists' albums, Punch and Words appeared in three Lyricist Lounge-related tours in 2000, both Lyricist Lounge albums on Rawkus, and MTV's groundbreaking sketch comedy series The Lyricist Lounge Show, which Wordsworth co-created, scripted and starred in. After they released a self-titled EP on Mona Hip Hop/Landspeed in 2001, the pair amicably moved on to pursue solo endeavors. In 2002 Wordsworth released his first solo single "On Your Feet" produced by Da Beatminerz, with B-side "That Way" ...
By: Blak's Lair
The French Revolution and Wordsworth's Poetry
2007-11-22 17:46:00 1. WORDSWORTH: Democratic BackgroundAn important event of the closing years of the eighteenth century, which stirred all Europe, and the English Romantics in particular, is the French Revolution. ‘The Prelude’ tells us much about Wordsworth’s reaction to the French Revolution. Wordsworth was the first of the great Romantics to be influenced profoundly by the Revolution, which had a far reaching impact on his life and poetry. But its ideals – Liberty, Equality and Fraternity – were not new to him. The societies, which he had been familiar with, in his youth were essentially democratic. Even at Cambridge he found a strong democratic spirit:“All stood thus far/Upon equal ground..” 2. FIRST VISIT TO FRANCEFor these reasons, “The Revolution, in its earlier phases, involved no revolution in Wordsworth’s mental life”(Raleigh). During his third summer vacations, Wordsworth visited France with his friend, Robert Jones. They landed in Calais on July 13, 1790, the eve of fi...
By: Literary Jewels
November 15th Holidays - As Wordsworth said, fill your paper with the breat
2007-11-15 05:00:00 I Love to Write Day - Whether you jot down dreams each morning or record a day’s worth of events each night, writing in a journal keeps your creative side stimulated and lets your love of writing thrive. Scribble your innermost thoughts onto something worth keeping them, like a gorgeous journal or stationery set from ...
By: Fabu Daily
The Child is the father of the Man. -William Wordsworth
2007-10-12 01:49:00 Throughout my life, the quote from Wordsworth that "the child is the father of the man" revisits my mind at unexpected times to remind me about the weight of that poetic insight. On a personal note, some of my most formative art experiences happened as a child, which has led me to respect the playful work of children. There is meaning in what they do, even if they themselves are unaware of it. I grew up in an art friendly home. My mother is a painter who started her studies at the Chicago Art Institute in her youth and continued as an adult. The smell of linseed oil and turpentine was always in the air. She was able to provide enrichment through conversation, history lessons and art experiences. However, what I remember most is the home atmosphere. I never had the impression that I couldn't act on an inspiration, which is why I probably did act upon them all the time. As an adult, I sketched out a large mural wall and a passerby asked me, "how could you do this?" meaning, "ho...
Wordsworth's 'The Table Turned'
2007-09-27 16:06:00 Wordsworth's following lines from the poem 'The Tables Turned' set me thinking.One impulse from a vernal woodMay teach you more of man,Of moral evil and of good,Than all the sages can.Philosophers have since times immemorial loaded us with their meaningful lessons about leading life in a better way. But if we go by these words of Wordsworth, we should leave all the books and experience a first hand encounter. I would like to present a strong argument in his favour here. We all remember our childhood or have seen kids around us. How do they learn? Do they cram all things? How do they learn to sit or eat with a spoon? They learn by doing the thing. Even when are grown-up what we do practically ourselves, we comprehend and remember it easily. This is what the poet here is telling us to do.He is of the view that the books of the 'sages' cannot give us so much wisdom as we can get from natural experiences after first hand encounters.In this poem 'The Tables Turned' Wordsworth writ...
By: Literary Jewels
Pictures from Wordsworth's House at Rydal Mount
2007-08-17 17:12:00 Rydal Mount, where William Wordsworth lived for the later part of his life. Great views towards Rydal Lake Poems of William Wordsworth
Poem: Daffodils by William Wordsworth
2007-07-06 20:57:00 Poem: DaffodilsI wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.Continuous as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.The waves beside them danced, but theyOut-did the sparkling leaves in glee;A poet could not be but gay,In such a jocund company!I gazed—and gazed—but little thoughtWhat wealth the show to me had brought:For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.- by William WordsworthI really feel nostalgic about hills and trees and lake and daffodils. As a young girl, I have wandered through the hills of Kulu, Manali and Shimla. My favorit...
By: Tarot Power
Wordsworth and Hume
2007-05-28 11:29:00 Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851)The Chancel and Crossing of Tintern Abbey, Looking towards the East Window 1794Pencil and watercolour on papersupport: 358 x 255 mmTate Britain, London In Jesus Christ today (1998), the late Cardinal Basil Hume OSB spoke of experiences on his spiritual journey.Here is one of them:"This leads me to the last of the five experiences I would like to describe. This was my personal discovery, through the poetry of Wordsworth, of the role of beauty as a way of contemplating God.I was still at school. The syllabus required, in addition to the main subjects in the Higher Certificate Examination, two additional subsidiary subjects. One of these covered some aspects of English literature. It was fashionable then in the Sixth Form for the cleverer boys to read and enjoy T S Eliot. It was less fashionable to admit to enjoying Wordsworth. I did.Discovery that he was able to sense the presence of God in nature quite transformed my attitude to all created be...
Now Wordsworth's 'Daffodils' is set to rap
2007-04-11 08:02:00 By Prasun Sonwalkar, London, April 11 : The magic of William Wordsworth's words has delighted generations of people across the globe, but 200 years after his famous 'daffodils' poem 'I Wandered Lonely as A Cloud' was published, it has been turned into a rap for the YouTube generation.
By: newkerala.com
Brooklyn Bridge and Wordsworth
2007-03-27 04:03:00 When I was in college during the musical reign of Duran Duran and the Eurythmics, it was required that I read a book containing the collected works of William Wordsworth. If I recall correctly, the book had a cover which was a reproduction of a painting by Whistler - and it strongly resembles ... |
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