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@article{196274,
        author = {Sri Panchadarla Appala Konda},
        title = {ENGLISH CRITICISM AND WILLIAM WORDSWORTH},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {3596-3598},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=196274},
        abstract = {This article examines the critical perspectives on William Wordsworth's poetry, a central figure in the Romantic movement. It explores how Wordsworth's focus on nature, imagination, and human experience has been interpreted and critiqued by notable critics, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Matthew Arnold, and T.S. Eliot. The article highlights Wordsworth's influence on English literature, his key concepts, and notable works, providing a comprehensive overview of his poetry and its enduring impact.
This article examines William Wordsworth’s foundational contribution to English literary criticism, primarily through his "Preface to Lyrical Ballads" (1800/1802). It explores his revolutionary shift toward romanticism, focusing on his advocacy for common language, rustic subject matter, and poetry as a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" recollected in tranquility.},
        keywords = {Monumental, Romantic age, Pivotal, Lyrical ballads, Therapeutic, Prelude, Neoclassical, Tranquility, Ornate, Perspectives, Intellectual rigor},
        month = {April},
        }