Lyrical Ballads and other Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Nature, Imagination, and the Revolutionary Spirit of English Romantic PoetryBy William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Lyrical Ballads and other Poems stands at the decisive threshold of British Romanticism, recasting poetry as an instrument of imaginative discovery, moral reflection, and attentiveness to ordinary life. Its ballads, meditations, supernatural narratives, and conversational lyrics range from rural hardship and childhood perception to visionary terror and the restorative powers of nature. Pieces such as "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Tintern Abbey" reveal the volume's extraordinary capacity to join narrative intensity with philosophical lyricism, while its experiments in diction challenged inherited Augustan decorum. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge brought distinct yet complementary intellectual temperaments to this landmark collaboration. Shaped by revolutionary-era debate, dissenting religious culture, travel, and engagement with German and British philosophical traditions, they helped define Romanticism's turn toward feeling, imagination, and the common world. Their contrasting approaches—the one grounded in memory, landscape, and humble experience, the other in dream, symbolism, and the uncanny—create a productive dialogue about the sources and purposes of poetic art. This volume is indispensable for readers seeking to understand how a literary movement remade the language of poetry. It offers a rich encounter with multiple styles and ethical perspectives in a single book, inviting close study of nature, social sympathy, psychological depth, and artistic experiment. Its poems remain a superb educational gateway to Romantic literature and to the enduring conversation between ordinary experience and visionary imagination.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
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GenrePoetry
Length22 hrs 15 mins
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Publish dateDec 5, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Lyrical Ballads and other Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Lyrical Ballads and other Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth (Also contains Their Thoughts On Poetry Principles and Secrets)
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6Introduction:
7Anima Poetae (By Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
8PREFACE
9CHAPTER I
10CHAPTER II
11CHAPTER III
12CHAPTER IV
13CHAPTER V
14CHAPTER VI
15CHAPTER VII
16CHAPTER VIII
17CHAPTER IX
18CHAPTER X
19Essays, Letters, and Notes about the Principles of Poetry (By William Wordsworth)
20(a) Of the Principles of Poetry and the 'Lyrical Ballads,' 1798-1802
21(b) Of Poetic Diction
22(c) Poetry as a Study, 1815
23(d) Of Poetry as Observation and Description and Dedication of 1815
24(e) Of 'The Excursion:' Preface'
25(f) Letters to Sir George and Lady Beaumont and others on the Poems and Related Subjects
26(g) Letter to Charles Fox with the 'Lyrical Ballads' and his Answer, &C.
27(h) Letter on the Principles of Poetry and his own Poems to (afterwards) Professor John Wilson
28Poetry:
29LYRICAL BALLADS, WITH A FEW OTHER POEMS (1798)
30THE RIME OF THE ANCYENT MARINERE
31THE FOSTER-MOTHER’S TALE
32LINES LEFT UPON A SEAT IN A YEW-TREE WHICH STANDS NEAR THE LAKE OF ESTHWAITE, ON A DESOLATE PART OF THE SHORE, YET COMMANDING A BEAUTIFUL PROSPECT
33THE NIGHTINGALE
34THE FEMALE VAGRANT
35GOODY BLAKE, AND HARRY GILL, A TRUE STORY
36LINES WRITTEN AT A SMALL DISTANCE FROM MY HOUSE, AND SENT BY MY LITTLE BOY TO THE PERSON TO WHOM THEY ARE ADDRESSED
37SIMON LEE, THE OLD HUNTSMAN, WITH AN INCIDENT IN WHICH HE WAS CONCERNED
38ANECDOTE FOR FATHERS SHEWING HOW THE ART OF LYING MAY BE TAUGHT
39WE ARE SEVEN
40LINES WRITTEN IN EARLY SPRING
41THE THORN
42THE LAST OF THE FLOCK
43THE DUNGEON
44THE MAD MOTHER
45THE IDIOT BOY
46LINES WRITTEN NEAR RICHMOND, UPON THE THAMES, AT EVENING
47EXPOSTULATION AND REPLY
48THE TABLES TURNED; AN EVENING SCENE, ON THE SAME SUBJECT
49OLD MAN TRAVELLING; ANIMAL TRANQUILLITY AND DECAY, A SKETCH
50THE COMPLAINT OF A FORSAKEN INDIAN WOMAN
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