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London, 1802

The sonnet “London, 1802” by William Wordsworth, was written in 1802.  The poem is homage to Wordsworth’s great precursor and literary exemplar John Milton.  Wordsworth writes that Milton can save the entirety of England with his nobility and virtue. 

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

• London, 1802
• William Wordsworth Interpretation and Criticism

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PR5892

Circulating Books – A Selected List

• Freedman, Morris. Controversy in Literature: fiction, drama, and poetry, with related criticism. 1968.

                      Call Number:  PR1105 .F7 1968.

•  Page, Judith W. Wordsworth and the Cultivation of Women. 1994.

                     Call Number:  PR5892 .F45 P34 1994.

Reference Materials

• Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism – Call Number:  REF PN761 .N5

o   Vol. 206, pg. 276, 301

Research Databases

To access Valencia’s research databases, open your Atlas account, select ‘Search the Library’, then select ‘Databases A-Z’.

• Lit Finder
• Literary Reference Center Plus
• Literature Resources from Gale
• Poetry & Short Story Reference Center (EBSCO) 

This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.

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Last Revised November 21, 2021