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Organised by theme & genre, this collection reveals unexpected connections & shared preoccupations & allows us to see the Romantics in a fresh light. Thus Blake, Wordsworth & Shelley appear as masters of comedy; Burns & Byron speak of the relationship between man & nature; & Coleridge, Keats & Clare explore the Gothic & surreal. And the acknowledged genius of Blake's 'Tyger', Coleridge's 'Kubla Khan', & Shelley's 'Ozymandias' is set alongside verse from less familiar figures, including a strong representation of women poets such as Charlotte Smith, Felicia Hemans & Letitia Elizabeth Landon.
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Organized by theme and genre, this collection reveals unexpected connections and shared preoccupations, which should enable the reader to view the Romantics in a fresh light. Thus Blake, Wordsworth and Shelley appear as masters of comedy; Burns and Byron speak of the relationship between man and nature; and Coleridge, Keats and Clare explore the Gothic and surreal. The acknowledged genius of Blake's "Tyger", Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" and Shelley's "Ozymandias" is set alongside verse from less familiar figures, including a strong representation of women poets such as Charlotte Smith, Felicia Hemans and Letitia Elizabeth Landon.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0140589341
- ISBN 13 9780140589344
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages1056
- EditorWordsworth Jessica, Wordsworth Jonathan
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