Wordsworth Children
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Grasmere And Keswick For Art And Literature
Keswick is in the centre of the some of the most dramatic scenery in the UK. On one side there is Skiddaw loaming over at an incredible height of 3054 feet above sea level, the fourth highest mountain in the Lake District and on the other side the tranquillity of Derwentwater. Skiddaw dominates the skyline around this area and is a sight to behold. It is not craggy like many Lakeland fells but somewhat undulating.
Over the other side and the picturesque Borrowdale valley which is dominated by the 3 mile long lake of Derwentwater. There are easily accessible points to get down to the lake with a path that runs all around the shore. It is a very popular area with lovers of all activities and it is one of the few pieces of water in the Lake District that has retained its peaceful atmosphere. Watercolour and oil enthusiasts alike are drawn to this area.
When looking around the art galleries in Keswick, it is apparent that not all the pieces are traditional landscape paintings. The light and landscape creates inspiration for other subjects of art and other forms of arts and crafts such as jewellery, sculpture, ceramics and photography.
Visitors to Keswick that stay in one of the many hotels in Keswick can look around one of the many galleries in Keswick or its surrounding area which is always useful as Keswick is one of the wettest places in the UK!
Grasmere is stunning village, one of the most picturesque but what Grasmere is most famous for is one particular past inhabitant, William Wordsworth. Wordsworth lived in Grasmere for 14 years and was quoted in saying it is, “the loveliest spot that man hath ever found”. Dove Cottage is where he lived until 1808 and it is now a museum and art gallery dedicated to the life and work of Wordsworth and other influential poets and artists. Approximately 70,000 visitors walk through Dove Cottage every year with tours, exhibitions and children’s activities.
Grasmere is an excellent base for fell walking on some of the most famous fells in the Lake District. Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw and the Langdale Pikes are all very near. There is a number great hotels in Grasmere to stay in. The village is so geared up for tourism that there is accommodation of all types from luxury Grasmere hotels to small bed and breakfasts. All are used to having walkers stay and accommodate them readily but should complete peace and quiet be required, there are some lovely Grasmere self catering cottages. Many being traditional Lakeland slate cottages.
Art is a large part of Grasmere with the exhibitions at Dove Cottage and the Heaton Cooper Studio which exhibits work by Alfred Heaton Cooper and his son William Heaton Cooper. Both landscape artists, their work in oil and watercolour captures the Lake District exceptionally. The Heaton Cooper Studio is run today by William’s son, Julian and which also exhibits work by other members of the family including Rebecca Heaton Cooper and William Heaton Cooper’s wife, Ophelia Gordon Bell.
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What’s the meaning of “dexterous mind” in this context?
In _Lewis Carroll_ by Morton Cohen, there is a paragraph describing LC’s praise for the child. But I don’t understand the meaning of “dexterous mind” below… What’s the relationship between boy as ideal child and dexterous mind of him? Thank you.
Coleridge objects to Wordsworth’s extreme idealization of the child, but his idea of the “child of nature” runs parallel to Wordsworth’s, particularly as Wordsworth describes the phenomenon in the fifth book of The Prelude. The fact that their natural child is male would not present any obstacle to someone with Charles’s dexterous mind. Coleridge also subscribes to a mystical tie between the “child” and the natural world, as opposed to the manmade world. The child is at home in his natural habitat. Here is how he depicts the foundling in “The Foster-Mother’s Tale”:
Same as any other reference to dexterous – reacts quickly to any given situation.
Edit: Sorry, seems you were looking for more. I guess (haven’t read whatever this came from) that Coleridge has an objection to a “child of nature” being male, as the female is usually considered closer to “mother” nature so to speak; however, given the child’s ability to react quickly to problems (dexterous mind), Carroll seems to be saying that being male should not make the child’s ability to act as “child of nature” any more difficult than it would for a female.
Poetry by Wordsworth, Read by Dafydd Emyr at Ty Hafan
