youth, and during school vacation periods, he frequently visited places noted for their scenic beauty. In the summer of 1790, he took a walking tour through France and Switzerland. After receiving his degree in 1791, he returned to France, where he became an enthusiastic convert(kk E) to the ideals of the French Revolution (1789-1799). His lover Annette Vallon of Orleans bore him a daughter in December 1792, shortly before his return to England. Disheartened by the outbreak of hostility between France and Great Britain in 1793. Wordsworth nevertheless remained sympathetic to the French cause Although Wordsworth had begun to write poetry while still a schoolboy, none of his poems was published until 1793, when An Evening Walk and Descriptive Sketches appeared. These works, although fresh and original in content, reflect the influence of the formal style of 18th-century English poetry. The poems received little notice, and few copies were sold In 1798, Wordsworths book of poems entitled Lyrical Ballads was first published. Actually, this book was collaborated together by Wordsworth and Coleridge. And it is generally taken to mark the beginning of the Romantic Movement in English poetry. Wordsworth wrote almost all the poems in the volume, including the memorable Tintern Abbey", Coleridge contributed the famous " Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Representing a revolt against the artificial classicism of contemporary English verse, Lyrical Ballads was greeted with hostility by most lead ing critics of the day In defense of his unconventional theory of poetry, Wordsworth wrote a"Preface to the second edition of Ballads, which appeared in 1800(actual date of publication, 1801). His premise was that the source of poetic truth is the direct experience of the senses. Poetry, he asserted, originates from "emotion recollected in tranquility Rejecting the contemporary emphasis on form and an intellectual approach that drained poetic writing of strong emotion, he maintained that the scenes and events of everyday life and the speech of ord inary people were the raw material of which poetry could and should be made Far from conciliating the critics the Preface" served only to increase their hostil ity. Wordsworth, however, was not discouraged. He continued to write poetry that graphically(生动地) illustrated his principles Before the publication of the "Preface, Wordsworth and his sister had accompanied Coleridge to Germany in 1798 and 1799. There, Wordsworth wrote several of his finest lyrical verses, the"Lucy"poems, and began The Prelude. This introspective account of his own development was completed in 1805 and, after substantial rev ision, published posthumously in 1850. Many critics rank it as Wordsworth's greatest work14 youth, and during school vacation periods, he frequently visited places noted for their scenic beauty. In the summer of 1790, he took a walking tour through France and Switzerland. After receiving his degree in 1791, he returned to France, where he became an enthusiastic con’vert (皈依者) to the ideals of the French Revolution (1789-1799). His lover Annette Vallon of Orleans bore him a daughter in December 1792, shortly before his return to England. Disheartened by the outbreak of hostilities between France and Great Britain in 1793, Wordsworth nevertheless remained sympathetic to the French cause. Although Wordsworth had begun to write poetry while still a schoolboy, none of his poems was published until 1793, when An Evening Walk and Descriptive Sketches appeared. These works, although fresh and original in content, reflect the influence of the formal style of 18th-century English poetry. The poems received little notice, and few copies were sold. In 1798, Wordsworth’s book of poems entitled Lyrical Ballads was first published. Actually, this book was collaborated together by Wordsworth and Coleridge. And it is generally taken to mark the beginning of the Romantic Movement in English poetry. Wordsworth wrote almost all the poems in the volume, including the memorable “Tintern Abbey”; Coleridge contributed the famous “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” Representing a revolt against the artificial classicism of contemporary English verse, Lyrical Ballads was greeted with hostility by most leading critics of the day. In defense of his unconventional theory of poetry, Wordsworth wrote a “Preface” to the second edition of Ballads, which appeared in 1800 (actual date of publication, 1801). His premise was that the source of poetic truth is the direct experience of the senses. Poetry, he asserted, originates from “emotion recollected in tranquility.” Rejecting the contemporary emphasis on form and an intellectual approach that drained poetic writing of strong emotion, he maintained that the scenes and events of everyday life and the speech of ordinary people were the raw material of which poetry could and should be made. Far from conciliating the critics, the “Preface” served only to increase their hostility. Wordsworth, however, was not discouraged. He continued to write poetry that graphically (生动地) illustrated his principles. Before the publication of the “Preface,” Wordsworth and his sister had accompanied Coleridge to Germany in 1798 and 1799. There, Wordsworth wrote several of his finest lyrical verses, the “Lucy” poems, and began The Prelude. This introspective account of his own development was completed in 1805 and, after substantial revision, published posthumously in 1850. Many critics rank it as Wordsworth's greatest work