Analysis of William Wordsworth’s “Upon Westminster Bridge”


Seminar Paper, 2005

10 Pages, Grade: 1,3


Abstract or Introduction

When William Wordsworth wrote ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ in September 1802, London was the economical as well as political centre of England. London set the tone for nearly everything – fashion, worn in London, was imitated in other provincial towns. The city became a metropolis – a place of consumption.
But on the other hand, London’s big-city appearance had some unwelcome side effects. According to industrial production the city was covered by fog nearly everyday. Streets and other public places were noisy and dirty and a terrible smell, like in Paris at that time, must have filled the air. Many people neglected their religious belief and some of them might even have lost their belief in God. Wordsworth probably wanted to make people aware that there is something more than the big-city life which is connected with hard work for the lower classes and a life of decadence which the upper classes enjoyed.

Details

Title
Analysis of William Wordsworth’s “Upon Westminster Bridge”
College
University of Potsdam  (Institut für Anglistik/Amerikanistik)
Course
Faith and Beauty: Varieties of Religious Poetry in English Literature
Grade
1,3
Author
Year
2005
Pages
10
Catalog Number
V146794
ISBN (eBook)
9783640573004
ISBN (Book)
9783640573318
File size
387 KB
Language
English
Keywords
englische Romantik, Romantik
Quote paper
Stefan Küpper (Author), 2005, Analysis of William Wordsworth’s “Upon Westminster Bridge”, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/146794

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  • guest on 7/12/2016

    nice

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