The Excursion

Synopsis

The Excursion: Being a portion of The Recluse, a poem is a long poem by Romantic poet William Wordsworth, first published in 1814 (see 1814 in poetry). The poem is a conversational dialogue with each archetypal character attempting to lull the others into their view in a mock group therapy session. Wordsworth's letters suggest that the poem was intended to be the second installment of The Recluse, an unfinished multi-work poem that began with The Prelude, Wordsworth's other long poem, which was mailed to members of Wordsworth's circle, and eventually published posthumously in various versions (1798, 1805, 1850). The dating of its composition is uncertain, but the first manuscript is generally considered to have been dated either September 1806 or December 1809, with early notes being written in the margins of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Poems on Various Subjects.

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Release date

January 1, 1814

Created by

William Wordsworth