Petrarch (1304-1374), one of the founding fathers of humanism in Italian language and renaissance, could perhaps be described as the originator of the poetic genre 'sonnet' signified as a composition ...

Reading, writes Edwina Preston, is a way of journeying on the wings of others without moving from the armchair (or bed). Here ...

De Quincey was one of the first readers to recognise the significance of Lyrical Ballads. His earliest contact with William Wordsworth came in 1803 ... into his imagination and establishing his own ...

We will look at her precursors, from Dolly Parton to the Border Ballads, and at work about her (such as the documentary Miss Americana). And we will read literary works important ... Tracey Thorn, and ...

Wadworth Hall, a Georgian country house that was built by the Wordsworth family near Doncaster in 1745-1750, has just gone on the market for £2.5m. Andrew Cusack is pictured outside the property.

For example, the traditional New Year's ballad, Auld Lang Syne ... to Scottish culture have endeared him to generations. His literary impact is profound, influencing writers such as William Wordsworth ...