Poet laureate of England from 1843 until his death in 1850, William Wordsworth is often credited as being one of the founders of English Romanticism. The 1798 joint publication of Wordsworth's and Sameul Taylor Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads marked a turning point in English poetry, as poets began to emphasize imagination and feeling over the primacy of reason. Wordsworth's poems focused on the natural and the ordinary, as based on the "real language of men." In his preface to the third edition of Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth set forth his definition of poetry as "the spontaneous overflow of...
Poet laureate of England from 1843 until his death in 1850, William Wordsworth is often credited as being one of the founders of English Romanticis...
Coleridge's poetry often overshadows the brilliance of the other genres and forms of writing that occupied his interests. Classic works such as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Christabel, "Kubla Khan," and "Frost at Midnight" take their place among the most accomplished poems written in the English language. His critical work also extends and reveals a wealth of profoundly sensitive observations and a prophetic vision of compelling authenticity. This new addition to Bloom's Classic Critical Views features classic essays on Coleridge's writings, a chronology of his life, an index for quick...
Coleridge's poetry often overshadows the brilliance of the other genres and forms of writing that occupied his interests. Classic works such as The...
Focuses on how our relationship with the works of Shakespeare has evolved through the ages. This title features: a selection of criticism on the work through the centuries; introductory essays on the development of criticism on the work in each century; and, a brief biography of Shakespeare.
Focuses on how our relationship with the works of Shakespeare has evolved through the ages. This title features: a selection of criticism on the work ...
