wordsworth wrote in the context of the romantic movement.
wordsworth wrote in the context of the romantic movement.
wordsworth wrote in the context of what movement?
romantic
milton especially had a strong influence on wordsworth after he heard his sonnets read aloud. of sonnets he said, “rather [i] like to employ them occasionally, tho’ i have done it much less in proportion than my great masters, especially milton”. although wordsworth wrote hundreds of sonnets, he saw himself in milton's shadow. wordsworth loved the sonnet form because once the simple rules were mastered he could take as much liberty as he wanted to explore topics of interest. he believed that poets should write sonnets to add variety to their work and keep them out of the trap of routine.
english romantic sonnets
sir james lowther had a rather disreputable history. he incurred a large debt to the father of william wordsworth and refused to pay it despite numerous requests from the family. when sir james lowther died in 1802 and william inherited his fortune he immediately refunded the money to the wordsworth family with interest. he also befriended william wordsworth and assisted him financially. wordsworth frequently stayed at lowther castle as many of his published letters are written from there.









































wordsworth wrote several poems for william. part of his verse about lowther castle is as follows:
lowther castle