The Penguin Book of Romantic Poetry
$38.93
- Paperback
1056 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2005
Summary
“an absolutely fascinating selection - notable for its women poets, its intriguing thematic categories, and its helpful mini biographies” - Richard Holmes
The Romanticism that emerged after the American and French revolutions of 1776 and 1789 represented a new flowering of the imagination and the spirit, and a celebration of the soul of humanity with its capacity for love. This extraordinary collection sets the acknowledged genius of poems such as Blake’s ‘Tyger’, Coleridge’s ‘Khubla …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140435689 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140435689 |
| Author: | Jonathan Wordsworth |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 1056 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2005 |
| Weight: | 718g |
| Dimensions: | 48mm x 130mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Jonathan Wordsworth
Jonathan Wordsworth is descended from William Wordsworth’s younger brother Christopher. He is Chairman of the Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, retired Professor of English Literature at Oxford, and has edited much of Wordsworth’s poetry, including The Prelude: Four Texts (Penguin). Jessica Wordsworth is Administrator of the Wordsworth Winter School and Grasmere Summer Conference.
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