The Age of Wordsworth

by Charles Harold Herford

1901. A study of the poetry and literary works of the period from 1798 to 1830, which has come to be known as the Revival of Romance, and in which Wordsworth was the most original and commanding figure. Contents: Study and Speculation. (i.) Science and Politics; (ii.) The Dawn of Spiritualism in Theology; (iii.) History; Critics and Essayists; The Novel; The Drama; and Poetry. The Wordsworth Group; The Scott Group; and The Shelley Group.

315 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1897

About the author

Charles Harold Herford (also known as C.H. Herford) was an English literary scholar and critic. He is remembered principally for his biography and edition of the works of Ben Jonson in 11 volumes. This major scholarly project was published from 1925 onwards by Oxford University Press, and completed with Percy and Evelyn Simpson. It took half a century, being agreed on in 1902.

He was Professor at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth from 1887 to 1901, and Professor of English Literature at Victoria University of Manchester from 1901 to 1921.