Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth & Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Discover Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge — the landmark poetry collection widely credited with launching the English Romantic movement. First published in 1798, this groundbreaking volume forever changed the course of English poetry, rejecting the ornate, formal style of the eighteenth century in favor of a bold new poetic vision.

In Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth and Coleridge set out to write poetry in the language of ordinary people, drawing inspiration from everyday life, nature, and common experience rather than classical mythology and elevated diction. The collection includes some of the most celebrated poems in the English language, including Coleridge's haunting "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and Wordsworth's reflective "Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey." Wordsworth's famous preface to the collection, added in later editions, laid out a revolutionary new manifesto for poetry — one centered on emotion, imagination, and the beauty of the natural world.

Why readers and scholars continue to study this collection:

• The founding text of English Romanticism, forever changing English poetry
• Includes celebrated works like "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
• Features Wordsworth's influential preface, a landmark of literary theory
• Essential reading for students of poetry, literature, and Romanticism
• Perfect for readers exploring the roots of modern English poetry

Groundbreaking, evocative, and historically transformative, Lyrical Ballads remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the origins of English Romantic poetry.

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