A broad overview of the sweeping societal changes taking place during the late 18th and early 19th century in England. A LitCharts guide to a poem by Wordsworth's contemporary William Blake that similarly laments the nature of urban life at the turn of the 19th century. Rebecca Balcárcel, an associate professor of English at Tarrant County College, reads and analyzes the poem line-by-line. Video Explanation of “The world is too much with us” An essay in which Wordsworth assesses the state of English poetry, explains where poetic language comes from, and lists the differences between poetry and prose. William Wordsworth’s Preface to Lyrical Ballads
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