The Romantic Poets

by William Wordsworth (contributor), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (contributor), Lord Byron (contributor)

Genres: Poetry, Classics

303 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was a major English romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their 1798 joint publication, Lyrical Ballads.

Wordsworth's masterpiece is generally considered to be The Prelude, an autobiographical poem of his early years, which the poet revised and expanded a number of times. The work was posthumously titled and published, prior to which, it was generally known as the poem "to Coleridge". Wordsworth was England's Poet Laureate from 1843 until his death in 1850.

Reviews

[Freya · Rating 1 out of 5]

I loved the edition, and the poems and poets included were great but I cannot believe not a single female romantic poet was included. I don't think it is a true representation of the Romantic period to include just the 'greats' (well known men), and as this book claims to be a full anthology I have to give it one star. If anyone would like any recommendations:

Christina Rossetti
Dorothy Wordsworth
Elizabeth Barret-Browning
Mary Shelley
Charlotte Smith
Anna Seward

[Remy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love Tintern Abbey so much and the gay rep in Christabel. Beautiful book but first dive into romantic poetry so long

[Niall Whyte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a casual read! Some very hard poems which require thought and study. As is always the case, if you put effort in, you will get reward out.