One of our foremost Shakespeareans, Jonathan Bate has always been fascinated by the forces that shape writers, and by the reasons why great writers’ work endures. In his latest biography, Radical Wordsworth, he explains how the revered Romantic poet changed the world by changing the way we see it, influencing everything from our appreciation of nature (he conceived the very notion of national parks) to our understanding of the formative power of childhoods. A fluent masterclass from a brilliant educator.