Lyrical Ballads: 1798 and 1802 by William Wordsworth (English) Paperback Book

Description: Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Fiona Stafford Wordsworth and Coleridges joint collection of poems has often been singled out as the founding text of English Romanticism. This is the only edition to print both the original 1798 collection and the expanded 1802 edition, with Wordsworths famous Preface. It includes important letters, a wide-ranging introduction and generous notes. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Listen, Stranger! Wordsworth and Coleridges joint collection of poems has often been singled out as the founding text of English Romanticism. Within this initially unassuming, anonymous volume were many of the poems that came to define their age and which have continued to delight readers ever since, including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the Lucy poems, Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey, A Slumberdid my Spirit seal and many more. Wordsworths famous Preface is a manifesto not just for Romanticism but for poetry in general. This is the only edition to print both the original 1798 collectionand the expanded 1802 edition, with the fullest version of the Preface and Wordsworths important Appendix on Poetic Diction. It offers modern readers a sense of what it was like to encounter Lyrical Ballads for the first time, and to see how it developed. Important letters are included, as well as a wide-ranging introduction and generous notes. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around theglobe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpfulnotes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Notes Lyrical Ballads is one of the most important collections of poetry ever published, and this exciting new book is the only text to combine the first edition of 1798 with the enlarged edition of 1802 - showing how the collection developed against the changing political situation of the time. Author Biography Fiona Stafford has written widely on Romantic literature. Her books include Reading Romantic Poetry (Wiley Blackwell, 2012), and Local Attachments: the Province of Poetry (Oxford, 2010). She has edited Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice for Oxford Worlds Classics. Review For students of the Lyrical Ballads as one of the key texts of Romanticism, Staffords new edition, juxtaposing the two 1798 and 1802 versions, is highly recommendable as it finely lays out both the reader response dimension of its poetics and the contexts of its production. * Helga Schwalm, The BARS Review *Lyrical Ballads, in case you missed it, is, quite simply, possibly the single most important collection of poems in English ever published. * Nicholas Lezard, Guardian *An invaluable resource for both teachers and students of Romantic literature... elegant, informative and clearly written introduction, a lucid overview of the Lyrical Ballads transformation between 1798 and 1802... warmly recommended. * Susan Valladares, Reviews Editor for the British Association for Romantic Studies Bulletin & Review and Lecturer in English, Worcester College, Oxford *Staffords new edition, juxtaposing the two 1798 and 1802 versions, is highly recommendable * Helga Schwalm, BARS Review * Promotional The only edition to print both the original 1798 collection and the expanded 1802 edition of Wordsworth and Coleridges joint collection of poems. Long Description Listen, Stranger! Wordsworth and Coleridges joint collection of poems has often been singled out as the founding text of English Romanticism. Within this initially unassuming, anonymous volume were many of the poems that came to define their age and which have continued to delight readers ever since, including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the Lucy poems, Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey, A Slumberdid my Spirit seal and many more. Wordsworths famous Preface is a manifesto not just for Romanticism but for poetry in general. This is the only edition to print both the original 1798 collectionand the expanded 1802 edition, with the fullest version of the Preface and Wordsworths important Appendix on Poetic Diction. It offers modern readers a sense of what it was like to encounter Lyrical Ballads for the first time, and to see how it developed. Important letters are included, as well as a wide-ranging introduction and generous notes. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around theglobe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpfulnotes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Review Quote Lyrical Ballads, in case you missed it, is, quite simply, possibly the single most important collection of poems in English ever published. Feature The only edition to combine the first edition of 1798 with the enlarged edition of 1802.Lyrical Ballads is one of the most important collections of poetry ever published, and includes poems such as The Ancient Mariner and Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey. The inclusion of both texts shows how the collection developed against the changing political situation of the time, and the private lives of the poets.Includes Wordsworths famous Preface in its fullest form, a key document for Romanticism and for poetry in general, and his important Appendix on Poetic Diction.Wide-ranging introduction offers insight into the experience of the collections first readers and the astonishing quality of the poems. It provides biographical background, an account of the poets collaboration, and how they were affected by the political situation at home and abroad.Appendices include Coleridges famous glosses to The Ancient Mariner, added in 1817, Wordsworths letters to Charles James Fox and John Wilson, and Wilsons letter to Wordsworth, which complement the Preface in representing Wordsworths defence of his poems.Helpful notes provide glosses and contextual information as well as details of composition and revision. Details ISBN0199601968 Author Fiona Stafford Pages 432 Year 2013 ISBN-10 0199601968 ISBN-13 9780199601967 Format Paperback Publication Date 2013-07-11 Media Book Short Title LYRICAL BALLADS Language English Residence ENK Birth 1770 Death 1850 Subtitle 1798 and 1802 Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Fiona Stafford UK Release Date 2013-07-11 NZ Release Date 2013-07-11 Publisher Oxford University Press Series Oxford Worlds Classics Imprint Oxford University Press DEWEY 821.7 Audience General AU Release Date 2013-07-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:52865050;

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